Do you have the Goodyears? Most all have the Cleveland brakes on them. I only know ours and how the Cleveland work on it GREAT never a second guess. Oh congratulations on that smart aircraft purchase hopefully with a little of your help on it you have fun with it for long time.chriskirk57 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:47 pm I just bought a 140 and I find that the brakes are a little weak. Does anyone know of an upgrade to them? I have a disc brake system but was wondering if perhaps Grove or Cleveland had an upgrade.
Brake system upgrade??
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Re: Brake system upgrade??
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Re: Brake system upgrade??
I have about 100 hours on my 140, that I acquired about a year ago. It has Clevelands. The stopping power is truly impressive, but I have found that I don’t really need brakes on this plane, other than for control during Crosswinds or tight steering. I would almost rather have slightly weaker brakes. So far, in my admittedly small set of hours, I have encountered several times when I got on the brakes too hard and almost regretted it, and never in a situation where I needed a lot of brake and didn’t have it. Having said that, there is probably a scenario that I have not yet encountered where I would want the incredible power of braking that I have now. I should add, that the Cleveland brakes are super easy to maintain, and parts are readily available.