Brake conditioning/break-in?

[Tim Lewis]

Is there a pad break-in or conditioning procedure for the brakes/pads that Van's ships with the RV-10 kit? I think I recall a conditioning procedure for my RV-6 brakes from a decade ago, but I don't recall seeing any requirement for the pads on the RV-10.

 

[Space Cadet]

Came with the brake box

There's a pamphlet from Cleveland in with the brakes and main wheels. It's on the second page of several print-outs, the top one is from Parker so you might have missed it. Here's what it says in short:

1) Taxi aircraft for 1500 feet with engine at 1700 rpm applying brakes as needed to develop 5-10 mph taxi speed.

2) Allow brakes to cool for 10-15 minutes

3) Apply brakes and check to see if a high throttle static run up may be held with normal pedal force. If so, conditioning is complete.

4) If not, repeat 1 through 3 as needed to successfully hold.

Dwight