William Knaust
Filing Flight Plan
Aborted takeoff - Point Roberts, Washington (1RL)
Thanks for the video. I've always wanted to try flying in there, but my club doesn't allow operations on grass. I did drive there once, to see what the condition of the strip looked like.Aborted takeoff - Point Roberts, Washington (1RL)
I’ve actually found them to be quite effective. Not much different than trying to drive with the emergency brake on in your car. The wheels still roll whether it’s engaged or not.Do parking brakes ever actually do any good in light aircraft? Is any inspection of tires & brakes necessary after you drag them up to 50kts?
Yes, but some brakes are better than others. Had he been in any other airplane besides a Piper, the parking brake would never have been an issue because any application of toe brakes would release the parking brake.Do parking brakes ever actually do any good in light aircraft?
If you are happy with the electronic checklist, that's fine, but a little advice on checklists of any kind - complete your runup and pre-takeoff checklist BEFORE you taxi into position. That will help you avoid situations where you might have left the parking brake on.For me the iPad checklist works great. It was me that wasn't working so great.
Do parking brakes ever actually do any good in light aircraft? Is any inspection of tires & brakes necessary after you drag them up to 50kts?
If that had caused adverse wear, you’d have bigger problems with your brakes.Yes, at idle the airplane will roll without brakes. Even at 1st notch, parking brake will keep airplane from rolling. I inspected the brakes after the incident. No sign of adverse wear.
What purpose do they serve that isn't met by chocks or tie downs without the risk of inadvertent activation?I’ve actually found them to be quite effective. Not much different than trying to drive with the emergency brake on in your car. The wheels still roll whether it’s engaged or not.
Saw a jet try an takeoff with parking brake set once. Got halfway down runway.
For a Cherokee, why intentionally apply parking brake partially, at just one click/first notch?
Instead, consider setting parking brake either fully ON or fully OFF.
Does that make for an interesting landing?Every so often a guy forgets to release the brakes for a catapult shot... usually winds up with the callsign “boom boom”, which is precisely the sound of the mains, pressurized to about 300 lbs, blowing.
Doesn’t affect the end speed at all so it seems.
Thanks for the video. I've always wanted to try flying in there, but my club doesn't allow operations on grass. I did drive there once, to see what the condition of the strip looked like.