Originally Posted by
jonskelly
Hi, thanks for the replies.
Its appreciated.
The aircraft has Cleveland hydraulic disk brakes fitted to it which I think is a good thing.
And yes the idea behind this is for training.
I will give the Auster spares guy a bell tomorrow and see what his synopsis is.
My initial impressions, after looking at stuff is..
Toe brake conversion is doable with lots of hassle and work providing there is enough room between the pedals and the bulkhead on full rudder.
Extra heel brakes would be a lot simpler but would still be,, heel brakes.
I'll post my findings here.
Once again thanks for the replies.
Skelly.
As an Instructor with thousands of hours on the Terrier I would suggest its a VERY poor choice as a trainer. I love flying it but it is a pain in the ass doing initial tailwheel conversions on it and even the heavy tail will not stop you sticking it on its nose if you stick strong brakes on it. The heel brakes are just difficult enough to slow things down enough to allow the Instructor to get control.....