LettersFromFlyoverCountry
Well Known Member
I burned my finger last night reaching inside the wheelpants of the RV7A. I touched the bracket holding the wheelpants on. Yeow!
I think it's because the brake pedals don't fully retract, so the taxi back to the hangar after landing has one brake drum rubbing.
On my shutdown checklist before getting out is "reach down and pull the brake pedals back" so I can more easily push it into the hangar. But this, of course, isn't possible just off the exit taxiway of the runway. (although I've briefly considered flying without shoes to better accomplish this)
It's not much...perhaps 1/8 to 1/4" of travel. But it's enough.
I've seen various mentions of springs and such to accomplish this, but -- being the visual type -- I need to see images of how people are installing various contraptions.
If you've got some, can you post or refer to a link.
Also, I put the wheelpants on and everything is fine (ball centered, etc.) , but it *feels* like the nosewheel shimmies a little bit on rollout, although I don't know for sure since I've never felt a nosewheel shimmy before (which I could stand near a runway and watch me land my plane sometime.
).
I didn't have that problem before I put that nosewheel pants on. I've checked the clearances and they're fine (although I do plan to enlarge a tad).
Has anyone else encountered a difference in taxi quality when putting wheel pants on?
I think it's because the brake pedals don't fully retract, so the taxi back to the hangar after landing has one brake drum rubbing.
On my shutdown checklist before getting out is "reach down and pull the brake pedals back" so I can more easily push it into the hangar. But this, of course, isn't possible just off the exit taxiway of the runway. (although I've briefly considered flying without shoes to better accomplish this)
It's not much...perhaps 1/8 to 1/4" of travel. But it's enough.
I've seen various mentions of springs and such to accomplish this, but -- being the visual type -- I need to see images of how people are installing various contraptions.
If you've got some, can you post or refer to a link.
Also, I put the wheelpants on and everything is fine (ball centered, etc.) , but it *feels* like the nosewheel shimmies a little bit on rollout, although I don't know for sure since I've never felt a nosewheel shimmy before (which I could stand near a runway and watch me land my plane sometime.
). I didn't have that problem before I put that nosewheel pants on. I've checked the clearances and they're fine (although I do plan to enlarge a tad).
Has anyone else encountered a difference in taxi quality when putting wheel pants on?
