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genie(at)swissmail.org
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Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:45 am Post subject: Van's Parking Brake and Andair Throttle Quadrant

Hello,



Does anyone have any experience in the installation of a Van's parking 

brake:



http://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?ident=1386516792-84-561&action=search



or an Andair throttle quadrant:



http://andair.co.uk/system/index.html



If so, are they easy to install in an RV-6? Mine has a fixed pitch 

Sensenich propeller and a 160 HP Lycoming O-320 engine.



As for a parking brake, I have none in my RV-6. I would find one useful 

when undertaking power checks prior to take-off. Which in your opinion 

would be best and easiest to install?



Thanks.



George Nielsen

RV-6 PH-XGN

The Hague, the Netherlands

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jan(at)claver.demon.co.uk
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Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 9:26 am Post subject: Van's Parking Brake and Andair Throttle Quadrant

Hi George,



If you do a search on VAF you will find a number of interesting comments on

Park brake - 



 http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?p=782033



Personally I am going to install the Grove type - it is a one part unit -

The Matco is made in 2 parts and if you clamp it hard in place - the

internal piston may jam



Have you looked at this throttle quadrant 



http://djmmfg.com/

Again .. search on VAF and you will see several who has installed it .. I

have no experience with the Andair type.

Jan

RV6 in UK ... slooow build

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BARRY CHECK 6

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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:17 am Post subject: Van's Parking Brake and Andair Throttle Quadrant

Yea, they may LQQK good.  But from a maintenance point, they are literally a Head Ache when you have to go upside down and backwards to work under the panel.  It cuts your access and movement in half.  

 



Barry



On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:58 AM,  <yakpilot(at)bellsouth.net (yakpilot(at)bellsouth.net)> wrote:

 [quote]      I didn’t build my plane (RV-6) but it has a center mounted quadrant that you can see at this link:

 http://djmmfg.com/centermountcurvetop3lever.aspx

I was worried at first that I wouldn’t like it but the opposite happened. The throttle knob is double wide with a separater so that it looks like a twin engine quadrant, but the good news is that you can rest your palm on it comfortably. It even works well for formation flying. The knobs for mixture and prop and human engineered so that you can feel which one your using without looking. I don’t know what installing the quadrant is like but using it is great.

 

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