V. Childs wrote:
> George, I think the #57 Alon I have is alittle rare, no rudder pedals from the > factory and the hand brake. You may want to put toe brakes on yours like the > M-10 has. I just got back from TX, I meet a man who has a M10 with the older > gear not the spring gear, he said it was a option on the M10. He was one of the > designers of the M-10 for Mooney. He said he tried to get some investers > together a couple years ago to start building the M-10 again. but he could not > come up with the money. I have land on airports in TN and WI that we could use > for a factory site so I'm going to try to put something together. Alot of towns > & states will help with money to build factorys. TN is a great state, they > landed the Saturn car plant. I've been though it a couple times, It's cool to > see somrthing like that. He said the cost of the rights to build the plane was > not that much money. I would use the 125 hp Franklin and the two 15 wing > tanks. That would make it one heck of a airplane! gene > > G/F Alon S/N149 wrote: > > > Thanks, Gene. I have learned one thing on this site. All Alons are NOT > > alike! > > George > > > > On Tue, 02 May 2000 01:18:05 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > the floor is cut out around it. gene > > > > > > G/F Alon S/N149 wrote: > > > > > > > It does sound like the hand brake would be a lot easier for my friend, > > Floyd > > > > to deal with. However, how do you get the floorboard out for > > inspection > > > > with the brake system in the way? > > > > George > > > > > > > > On Tue, 02 May 2000 00:31:11 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > The hand brake is below the trim on the floor. I think you can move > > yours > > > > there. > > > > > All you would have to do is mount your master cylinder there and > > make a > > > > > straight bar as the handle. The mount may be there on your floor. > > The one > > > > I have > > > > > has the mount on the firewall if I wanted to put the master cylinder > > back > > > > on the > > > > > firewall. Univar my have the handle. I think the hand brake is much > > > > better than > > > > > the foot brake. You can copy mine if you need to sometime or when > > you see > > > > one at > > > > > a fly-in. I'll take a closer look at it when I get at the airport. > > > > gene > > > > > > > > > > G/F Alon S/N149 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Gene, I have flown my coupe for over 500 hours the same way you > > do > > > > without > > > > > > the least bit of a problem. The problem is my partner! He HATES > > the > > > > brake > > > > > > bar above the rudder pedals. (he is also 82 and has been flying > > since > > > > 1942 > > > > > > and I cannot change him) > > > > > > it is interesting that you have a hand brake between the seats. > > Is it > > > > > > mounted aft of the trim? > > > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 02 May 2000 13:55:08 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi George, I have Alon # 57 with the bar in the middle of the > > seats > > > > not > > > > > > under > > > > > > > the dash. This plane has no rudder pedals. I also have Alon # > > 202. > > > > This > > > > > > has > > > > > > > rudder pedals and the bar on the floor. What I do after landing > > and > > > > > > taixing is I > > > > > > > put the top of my right foot on the bar to apply the brake and > > the > > > > bottom > > > > > > of my > > > > > > > right foot on the right rudder to steer. We take off & land in > > close > > > > > > formation > > > > > > > so I need to apply the brake as needed and steer at the same > > time. > > > > It > > > > > > works real > > > > > > > good. gene > > > > > > > > > > > > > > G/F Alon S/N149 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The brake bar on the Alon, in my opinion, has a lot to be > > desired. > > > > I > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > heard rumors that there was an "Under the panel brake handle" > > > > option > > > > > > similar > > > > > > > > to the type used on the Tr-Pacer. 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