Wanted: Article from Soaring, March 1998

YO, Dave,

Can you switch your electric fan to "reverse thrust" upon landing for
a REALLY short landing, in conjunction with properly functioning wheel
brake?


Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

The instructions I saw ( a decade prior Tilly's publication)
are explicit about the need to add much bigger return springs
to avoid lockup. Its quite entertaining to watch the results
when this is ignored. "These springs look good enough"...

Best I've seen was an Elfe (same tiny wheel as H201),
where the lockup broke the axle and tost castings, and
the glider slid to a stop on top on top of the wheel,
except the wheel was lying sideways on the pavement.
Very nice !

Other than properly surfacing the brake shoes, check
that the cam has not elongated the hole in the weak
aluminum casting, in which case you want to put
in a strong bushing and get rid of all the slop.

Have fun, and don't forget to post the video of
the first attempt to use the new brake,

Best Regards, "YO electric" *

* "proud owner of an actual functioning wheelbrake"