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Old March 17th 08, 06:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Andy[_1_]
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Default Hydraulic trailer surge brakes means no parking brake?

On Mar 17, 10:35*am, wrote:
*But either seems to eliminate the possibility of parking brakes.

Without parking brakes, I'd have to use chalks. *


Hydraulic parking brakes seem to work fine on aircraft ranging in size
from a PA-28 to an MD-11. I can't see any reason they could not be
used on a trailer.

What are chalks?? Is this another common language thing?

Andy