On Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 2:51:58 PM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:51:16 -0700, AS wrote:


And lets not forget the much older gliders with nose skids (Slingsby
T.21, Schweitzer 2-33, unmodified ASK-13s*) which don't have a wheel-
brake: you just put the nose skid on the ground and maybe push on the
stick a bit to make them stop quicker.

* most of the K-13s I've flown were retro-fitted with a nose-wheel and
wheel-brake.


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The 2-33 at our club has a wheel brake that is actuated at the end of the airbrake handle travel. However, shortly after that you will be rubbing the nose skid to the ground. But it DOES have a wheel brake.
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