> > I am clearly one that prefers to start with the brakes set and all > > switches off as that is the way every real flight starts. > > (An aside: In my experience, it's rare that the parking brake > is on when a real light plane is parked, because line staff > wouldn't be able to move it around without gaining inside > access -- in fact, when I get out of the plane at a remote > airport, the first question from line staff is usually not > "do you need fuel?" but "is the brake off?". > Normally, a plane on an apron is chocked, while a plane in > longer-term parking is tied down.) >
Also, if the brakes were applied for long periods of time, they might fuse to the discs, requiring replacement of both. (just my $0.05 worth, with inflation and tax) Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
