big 63 Buick Electra on a hill and It's not in gear or park and the
wheels are not against the curb and you lock the door and you walk back
to open the trunk and start to put on your tennis as it rolls away from
you down the hill as you run bare foot after it to try to unlock the
door with the key and it breaks off in the lock and the car drifts
across the street and smashes into 2 other parked cars that belong to
the friends you were going to meet up with & the second one bangs into a
cop car with two officers in it as they were making out their
reports...after that things get embarrassing and you get a ticket for
"reckless parking" and your friends don't want to play sports with you
again and won't help you at work with some of your hard tasks. Then
after 40 years you get an E mail question to remind your self of the
event again! Well I am certainly glad that never happened to me!!!
Please put in the valve!
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Ken
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:30 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Rebel Parking Brake
Fairly easy to install a holding valve but make sure it has a positive
off position and can't inadvertantly be activated in flight. (Landing
with it on is not recommended...) I paid about $20. for a used valve.
I use it all the time during warmup when I'm heads down playing with
gps, seat belts, maps etc. and consider it a worthwhile safety feature.
It is also occasionaly handy to hold the plane until I get the chocks in
but I've found that to be very rare. Don't think I've ever noticed one
in any other Rebel though.
Ken
Terry Dazey wrote:
ago.Group:
The archive comments are a bit sparse on this question of three years
Rebel/Elite, specifically on amphibs? How many out there have installedWhat is the opinion of installing a parking brake system on the
the valve (tail dragger or amphib)? Necessary?
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Terry Dazey
R662
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