---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 07/04/17: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:24 AM - Re: mono wheel handbrake type & location (Rowland Carson) 2. 04:13 AM - Re: mono wheel handbrake type & location (davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk) 3. 10:17 AM - mono wheel handbrake type & location (Fred Klein) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:24:15 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: mono wheel handbrake type & location From: Rowland Carson On 2017-07-04, at 04:36, Fred Klein wrote: > As I begin taxi-tests, the reality of having my right hand dance between the throttle and hand brake, and/or abandoning the control stick and crossing over w/ my left hand to juice the throttle with the right hand on the brake handle is just beginning to sink in. Im currently doing my licence revalidation hours in a Fournier RF6B (yes, it _should_ have been in my Europa - definitely next time!). Its a tri-gear configuration but the nosewheel is apparently quite fragile and were told to keep the stick well back while taxying etc. It does not have toe brakes, but a single lever between the seats, plus a tiny button that has to be pulled up to hold the brakes on. At first, I found it quite hard to have enough hands to close the (LH) throttle, keep the stick back & apply the brake with my right hand. However, a bit of forward planning and practice helps and I dont feel fazed by it any more. Im hoping the same will apply to my monowheel Europa - when I was allowed to taxi a friends monowheel, I had more trouble just steering a straight course on tarmac than with brake/throttle/stick handling. Hope you will find that practice makes it easier. in friendship Rowland | Rowland Carson ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ... | http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk | Skype, Twitter: rowland_carson Facebook: Rowland Carson ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:13:53 AM PST US From: davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk Subject: Re: Europa-List: mono wheel handbrake type & location Fred, Most of the time you will of course want brake only with the throttle fully closed, which shouldn't present a problem. There are times however when you want both - doing engine ruin ups and more importantly to turn in a tight circle at low speed. In both cases you need the stick hard back to avoid the possibility of going A over T and to maintain tail wheel authority. With the conventional throttle arrangement you can (or with my large hand I can) readily operate the brake with the finger tips whilst operating the throttle with the palm of the right hand, but I guess your arrangement will not work for such a manoeuvre. It is possible to hold the stick hard back by wrapping a leg around it and I usually do just that for engine run ups and I can see it would also be possible for low speed turns. I should explain perhaps that with a combination of medium throttle and hard, often intermittent braking it is possible to make a mono more or less spin on its axis, especially if turning left. If all else fails you can of course get out and push the tail around! Regards, David Joyce GXSDJ On 2017-07-04 04:36, Fred Klein wrote: > > Gents... > > As I begin taxi-tests, the reality of having my right hand dance between the throttle and hand brake, and/or abandoning the control stick and crossing over w/ my left hand to juice the throttle with the right hand on the brake handle is just beginning to sink in. > > My hand brake installation is per plans, and my throttle is an Acft Spruce A-800 Friction Lock Control which exits out the back of a somewhat-shortened raised portion of the top of the CM between the seats. My throttle set-up, though not exactly as per plans, in my opinion does not present a situation for the pilot which differs any (for the left and right hands) from that of the standard mono-build. > > During my build, I considered this very situation as problematic and gave some thought to mounting a motorcycle-type squeeze-lever (with a built-in master cylinder) to the control stick...something I'd seen on Alex Bowman's mono wheel...I did NOT follow through with this because I feared that making the brake SO available would lead to inadvertent and untimely application of the brake, possible prop strikes, etc. > > I know, of course, that everything will get easier as I become familiar w/ my bird...today was my first day of taxiing about the airfield...but nonetheless, I'm wondering how you mono-guys handle the brake & throttle during taxiing and full-power run ups, and whether many (or any) of you have gotten away from the stock brake handle. > > Fred Links: ------ [1] http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List [2] http://forums.matronics.com [3] http://wiki.matronics.com [4] http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:17:25 AM PST US From: Fred Klein Subject: Europa-List: mono wheel handbrake type & location Thank you David, Rowland, Kingsley & Jerry for your wisdom baby stepsjust takin baby steps F. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.