On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 7:37:29 AM UTC-7, John wrote:
It's ironic that the I received an email from the Utah Soaring Association indicating yesterday telling about one of our Grob Astir's had a hard landing a few weeks ago that ripped off the disk brake caliper. The damage inspection found this is not the first time this has happened as the caliper hangs down at the 6 o'clock position. The Utah board is looking at taking it back to the original drum brake design for better hard landing durability.


I guess someone didn't read my post from January -- recommending the ten ply tire... and smooooooth landings. Sorry for their troubles. Pilot training issues, usually. More training. I side with Mike O -- leave me all the tools. Then I can choose which to use, or what parts to sacrifice.

Cindy B