X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:47:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-curtail.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5450347 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:09:33 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.64; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Wb9ZrJ2ZAIaD/dZnhrwijW2B7066XNep2s2xx8k2yjrAkQwY9nZ7GWDrVQDWs75e; h=Received:Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:In-Reply-To:Date:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id:References:To:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [64.222.107.227] (helo=[192.168.1.24]) by elasmtp-curtail.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1SAEj2-0004Uq-A0 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:08:48 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [LML] Speed brake switch (on/off or up/neutral/down) From: Colyn Case In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:08:47 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940827fedc225706a365a6316bdce7e9eb1350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 64.222.107.227 I have the 3-way rocker on the panel. If I were to do it over again I = would put the speed brake on the stick. On Mar 20, 2012, at 8:41 PM, Dico Reijers wrote: Hi All, Thanks for the comments. The speed brakes I have are not the precise flight speed brakes. They = are from another company who's name eludes me but they aren't in = business anymore (as I can't find their info online and the tel# i have = doesn't work). I presume its the company that Colyn referred to. During some discovery sessions i took the speed brakes out and was = wondering how they worked. eg: could one stay up and the other down. = Turns out, like you all probably know, that this is not possible and = that as soon as there is a break in the power, they slam shut with = vigor. I'm thinking it would take off a finger! My reason for asking was that since we're redoing the panel, I thought I = could just get rid of the 3 way switch and hook it up to the speek brake = switch (the labeled rocker switch at the bottom) just to clean things up = a bit. Not the end of the world keeping the extra switch. Just = curious as to what most of you guys had setup for your speed brakes. -Dico