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In a message dated 2/10/01 9:55:51 PM, Brent Regan wrote:

<<One last question for Lance and then I'll shut up. Will the FAA let you use
Nylaflow on the brakes of the retractable gear Columbia?>>

Aw, c'mon, Brent!  Your postings are usually full of well-thought-out and cogent ideas, and I for one give them much credence.  As to anything else they might be full of, well, that's usually entertaining as well.  But this point -- FAA approval -- is pretty lame.  If we only used FAA-approved practices and hardware in our kitplanes then I'd be racing you in a Cessna 172, and winning.  As you know, the recent progress in light aircraft has been flowing up from the experimental world to the certified world, not the other way around.

Having said that, if you're aware of an FAA study that evaluated Nylaflow and found it unsuitable, THAT would be worth heeding and I'd be extremely interested in it.  But simply to say it's not approved by the FAA is not a compelling argument.

And no, I'm not sure whether I'll use Nylaflow or not.  I'll probably use DH Instruments or Aeroquip 666 in the wheel wells -- thanks for the pointer to those products.  Probably Nylaflow from the reservoir to the pedals.  Not sure what from the pedals to the wheel wells.  By the way, Nylaflow is quite different from the vinyl tubing used in my wife's fish tank...

- Rob Wolf

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