RV14.. anyone find the handbrake?

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

I love this little airplane, great to get into and tour around..

But having looked all over, I still have not found the handbrake.. anyone? 😉

[Daytona125 225]

I haven't been able to find it. A few of my other planes are also missing the parking brake handle or are hard to find so I assigned a switch on my bravo throttles for it.

[109Sqn 1,558]

1 hour ago, Daytona125 said:

I haven't been able to find it. ... I assigned a switch on my bravo throttles for it.

Likewise, but I use a button on my Thrustmaster TCA sidestick. Using that, you'll see the brake pedals move exactly the same as they do when you use the physical brake pedals. No levers move elsewhere. 

Looks like a handbrake (rather than parking brake) is an aftermarket purchase, although that sounds more like a hand-operated alternative to toe brakes rather than a 'full braking' option.

 

Edit: Vans do sell an aftermarket parking brake kit.

And here's an installation of 3rd party kit.

 

Edited April 16, 2022 by 109Sqn

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

🙂🙂

[b1bmsgt 207]

Just looked again and found that if you click on the brake lines on the inside edges of the pedals it activates the parking brake. Hope this helps...

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

1 hour ago, b1bmsgt said:

Just looked again and found that if you click on the brake lines on the inside edges of the pedals it activates the parking brake. Hope this helps...

Must try that.. 😉

Edit: Good find! Works like a charm..

Edited April 16, 2022 by Bert Pieke

[bbuckley 133]

1 hour ago, b1bmsgt said:

Just looked again and found that if you click on the brake lines on the inside edges of the pedals it activates the parking brake. Hope this helps...

I found that quite by accident this past week. 🙂

[b1bmsgt 207]

12 hours ago, bbuckley said:

I found that quite by accident this past week. 🙂

I never would have found it if this post didn't make me look around. Thanks Bert!! (I have a button on my Honeycomb that I normally use for the parking brake, but this is still good to know...)

[lupedelupe 315]

How would the parking brake work (on/off) in real life?

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

4 hours ago, lupedelupe said:

How would the parking brake work (on/off) in real life?

It is an aftermarket option only.  The standard RV14 does not have one.. see the first posts above for details.

https://www.smashsrv-14build.com/2020/02/section-33-hours-18-some-of-places-ive.html

Edited April 17, 2022 by Bert Pieke