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Chip - brilliant work. It is more exciting and inspirational with each update.
John - thanks for the post. I have not priced them yet, but they surely can't be worse than the period instrument prices I am finding, or what having a wicker seat made costs.
Chip and I were also having a chat about using a rudder bar or not, and I brought it up on the Baslee builders group. Modern airport environments do heavily favor having some sort of brakes (to go with the tailwheel). Philosphcal discussion aside, it seems that with a bar the choices would be heelbrakes (a bit awkward) or the British hand brake with the rudder controlled differential valve, a system I have never flown with only having read about it in magazine articles.
Do you or any other folks that have flown the stick hand brake with rudder differential (e.g. Chippie or Moth) have any comment or advice for those of us over here in the colonies raised on pedals?
Many thanks!
Russ
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