"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Robert M. Gary writes:

You probaby don't want to have your foot on the brake on the ground
unless you actually mean to use the brake. I teach my students to taxi
with their feet flat on the floor because they would otherwise always
drag the brakes during taxi.

Is it possible to apply the brakes with your heels on the floor?

No, but it takes no effort to slide your feet up. Students will try to
ride the brakes otherwise. That's one of the things we CFIs are always
looking for during taxi.

One thing that I do is unless I need the brakes, my feet are placed such
that the balls of my feet are on the bottom part of the pedal and my heels
are on the floor, especially on final and takeoff. Reason I say especially
on final, as I noticed if I was kind of high and needed to slow down, for
some reason I would push on the brakes, like they would do something, NOT!
But, I would always release the brakes before touchdown. So, to make sure I
don't land inadvertantly with the brakes on (instant flat spot on the main
tires), and taking off with partial brakes applied is obviously something
you don't want to do... So I changed to fly with just the balls of my feet
on the bottom of the rudder pedal, and actually found this more comfortable,
and when I need the brakes I slide my feet up the pedals and push on the
brakes.

The CH pedals have lip bottom of the pedal so that you can't do this. Pedal
in airplanes don't have this lip. I found the CH pedals are not very
comfortable.