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    Sailplane Brake Adjustment

    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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