Yes, that's what I have. I hated it when I was renting a Cherokee, and I hate it in my 'coupe. If you have an original set-up and want to trade, I'll pull it while we have the airplane down to replace the center section and send it to you (or anyone else for that matter).
Best, Dave --- In [email protected], Bill BIGGS <webacr...@...> wrote: > > > I believe that hand brake is from a cherokee and they work great as a parking > brake. Probably just needs a little maint and the good thing is the parts are > easily available and most A&Ps are familiar with them. > > IMHO > > Bill > > > > To: [email protected] > From: bigbrownpi...@... > Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:20:09 +0000 > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Foot Brake with ERCO rudder pedals? > > > > > > Besides my wonky cowling, there's only one other thing I don't like about my > coupe. The hand brake. Someone installed a Piper hand brake (quite a bit of > engineering on the 337) that works OK for braking but makes a lousy parking > brake. It pops off and bleeds down at the worst possible times and I've > caught the airplane rolling a couple times. "Just hold the brake", right? > Well, I try to whenever I run up, but sometimes I need a third hand to do > everything at once. A foot brake would be sooooo much nicer-- one foot on the > brake and two free hands. I notice that most Erco rudder coupes seem to have > the foot brake removed, either because it interferes with the rudder controls > or because it is in a bad location to get one's foot off the rudder and under > to the brake. Does anyone still have a foot brake with rudder pedals, or has > anyone installed a different single-brake system that works well with Erco > rudder pedals installed? > > Thanks, > Dave > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ >
