Brakes
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April 14, 2022
The TOST drum brake, used in many gliders, has a well-earned reputation for gentleness. We can make this worse by not knowing how to adjust the cable tension, or by not knowing that the shoes can become glazed and need dressing.
For two decades, I was too busy to do
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October 28, 2021
Editors Note: Braking systems have evolved well past the skid. Effective sailplane braking is important to every flight. Here is an article from Tost on brake maintenance adjustment. Tost produces some of the most effective sailplane braking systems available today.
By Barbara Dorflein
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December 29, 2016
Excited to fly your new toy, winter will be coming soon and you are desperately trying to get some flights in before the snow shuts everything down...Snow, clearly not talking about Southern California. You have a few things you should be tinkering on, but it is another soaring day so you postpone it.
The brakes could use some adjustments. But it's going to take a while to take them apart,
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February 25, 2016
The pilot from NM will remain nameless but the deer whistles he received at the pilots meeting will remain priceless. It was a beautiful landing, however as the antelope was sighted running across the roll-out path of the glider it was evident that the weak drum brake was not going to be sufficient...
Have you ever landed and wished you would stop rolling, maybe a rough field or a glider stopped