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Old May 31st 05, 01:55 PM
W.J. \(Bill\) Dean \(U.K.\).
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Last weekend I was at a very well known small club with two K13s, both with
front skids. Both had a wheel brake cable on the bottom of the airbrake
handle, on both of them this cable was slack when the airbrake was fully
open to the stop.

I told them that both K13s should be grounded, and explained why. They
just laughed, and said that they had always been like that. Later I was
happy to fly in one of them, with the CFI; no problems.

Beaurocracy, don't you love it!

W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.).
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"Ian Johnston"
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On Fri, 13 May 2005 23:07:36 UTC, "W.J. \(Bill\) Dean \(U.K.\)."
wrote:

: " If a glider was designed with a brake then it must have one fitted and
: working.

If they enforced this it would ground most of the wooden club gliders
I have flown.

Ian







 




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