Hi guys,

Ashely and I are super excited about our kit which is just around the corner. We're just trying to go down the list of add-ons and trying to figure out how useful the parking brake would be for us. I've never HAD to use a parking brake in the Cessna trainer planes I've flow so far, and I've been told not to use them on the ramp, just in case ground crews need to move your plane.

So my question is, do you use your parking brake? How useful is it and what are the situations where you are finding the value in having this?

Secondly, I've seen a post or two about upgraded brake calipers (as well as non factory options). Curious about these in reference to the above and what you guys find useful/important.


FYI tire wise, its a tail wheel config. We'll be sticking to some cheeper (smaller) tires until we get proficient in the plane but after that, I'm hoping we'll be putting on the ABW 26s.