National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

What are "the Joe Dickey back issues" and do I find them?

I recently purchased a Chief and I knew the heel brakes on these airplanes were never very good. But the brakes on my plane are so poor, they won't hold the airplane in place during a run-up. At 1500 rpm, the plane scoots ahead and would probably take off if I let the speed build. Is that normal? If...

I recently bought a '47 Chief and I knew the heel brakes on these planes are pretty poor. But now I find the brakes are so weak, they won't hold the plane back during a run-up. The engine easily overpowers what little braking action there is, and the plane rushes ahead while I speed through a mag ch...