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From: "Marvin Kaye" <marvkaye@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: Brake pads and tires
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  "Christopher Zavatson" <Christopher.Zavatson@udlp.com> wrote:

<<I just replaced the brake pads and tires 
on my 360.  These were original
and I got about 180 hours out of them.  
I too felt the brakes were poor since
I could not hold the plane still during 1800
rpm runups and I really had to push hard to 
get decent stopping performance on landing.  >>

Ed,
About a year ago Matco changed materials in their brake discs.  The
older discs were precipitating carbon at the surface which was acting as
a lubricant.  New discs will have "D5" stamped near one of the mounting
holes.  I saw great improvements in braking after the switch.
Also, the Goodyear tires will last twice as long, 300-400 hours.
Chris
N91CZ
360std