Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #445
From: William T Bartlett <wtbart@olympus.net>
Subject: Matco brakes
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 22:16:27 -0000
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I don't think it is a Matco brake problem as much as it's a ground effect
problem. Just step on the brakes more gently till the plane slows down
enough to get some weight on the wheels. Clevelands don't hold as tight and
might not require as light a touch as the Matcos.
Bill N7WB

>after all of the problems cited concerning the Matco brakes, has anyone
>switched to Cleveland brakes and wheels and noticed an improvement? has the
>matco brake problem been resolved?
>
>thanks,
>
>Scott Dahlgren
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