Re: Pietenpol-List: Greg C. using brakes
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:19 am
Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Original Posted By: helspersew(at)aol.com
Hi Dan,I do not land on hard surface. I can only imagine how squirrelly the handling would be.The pad on the tailskid is UHMW polyethylene. It is the same material used as truck bed liners to resist abrasion.It did not hold up to taxiing on aiport ramps and would wear out very quickly.The solution was to braze a couple of carbide machining inserts to the skid at the aft edge. No more problems.Greg C. ----- Original Message -----