G103 Acro airbrake handle

In article ,
(James) wrote:

Many folks in our club complain of weak brakes in our G103. I did
some investigating and talking to other people familiar with the G103
and learned that the master cylinder is a BMW motorcycle part

Hmm.

Having owned a few BMW motorcycles, they had *crap* brakes up until the
K series starting in 1983. And they only got really *good* braking
systems once they starting building them for optional ABS in 1987 or so.

-- Bruce

I'm 5'11" but my arms are a bit long for my height, and I've always found it difficult to pull the airbrake handle on the G103 past 70% or so, which is about where my left elbow runs out of room. At that point, I have to slide my hand forward over the top of the handle and use my wrist to pull it back any further, and more than once I've slipped doing this maneuver and let the airbrakes close completely, making for some interesting final approaches.

I once asked one of the CFIGs where I fly about attaching a handle extension of some type to the airbrake handle, but the response I got was that a supplemental type certificate would be required.

It's all enough trouble that I don't fly the G103 unless all the 1-seaters are taken. And I can't wait until I own my own one o' them ...

-ted

I too have this problem. Pulling the handle back, at some point it is
hard for me to get it more backwards. Not because the force is needed
but because no moment in sitting an arm position.
If on the rollout it is hard to prograsly pull the brack, try closing
(move the handke forward) and then at one all the way back.

Avron