On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:20:33 -0800, "Wade Hasbrouck"
wrote:

"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

Flat on the floor? How do the airplane know where it's supposed to
go?:-))

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

That depends on the airplane. :-)) On 150s and 172s it's easy, on
mine it's not. On mine you need to have your feet in position for the
roll out if there is any cross wind as you will not be sliding them
into position. The only way I can get my toe move up to the brake in
that case is to completely remove my foot from the rudder pedal which
can be highly inconvenient :-)) I'm not sure about Cherokees with
toe brakes. The 180 I flew had both mechanical flaps and a hand
actuated brake lever.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com