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bruceh 01-19-2017 05:31 PM

It helps to have your passenger step on the brakes when you are parked on a slope and have to remove the chocks.

rolivi 01-19-2017 06:51 PM

Worth it to me... but then, I don't have a parking brake and most of my passengers are either ppl holders or a student (my GF)

Vlad 01-19-2017 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KazooRV-9A (Post 1143216)
I'm working an RV-9A build, and currently have single brakes at the left seat.

What are the considerations you have determined, for installing single or dual brakes?
Is it a mistake not to have the dual setup?
Or are they just never used enough to justify the added expense/weight?

Thoughts/opinions?

Thank you!

Andy C.


Andy, put the second set in you will thank me later. I planned and installed one set of brakes thinking selfishly I will be the only controls manipulator. Wrong move. There will be situations down the road when you have an instructor or another qualified pilot you trust to fly from the left. Only selected few fly my RV from the left seat. With another set there would be dozen more.

KazooRV-9A 01-20-2017 08:20 AM

Great inputs, thanks everyone!

I'm going to install the second set of brakes.

Andy C.


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