Does your home jurisdiction require air brake endorsement?
Are there jurisdictions about the continent that allow people to drive air brake equipped vehicles without any type of training or license endorsement?
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havasu wrote:Tom/Barb wrote:
Who cares? you have your coach maintained by a professional and it works properly when you step on the pedal.
You do not need to know all the details to be safe. other wise a transport pilots would have to be aviation engineers to fly.
OUCH!! and that's exactly the response that I did not expect unless you do not drive an air brake equipped RV, in which case your response is understandable.
You can see by my signature line what we drive, it has auto air tank purging, you can hear it working as it purges. it also has air driers on the compressor, and auto slack adjusters along with all the warning horns whistles and bells which all go off when I start up.
I started driving a 1949 International 2 ton'er on the farm and in the past I have driven every combination legal on the US highway, and by far driving my Newmar is a no brainer.
When you hold your self out as a public carrier you should be held to a higher standard. operating a private vehicle should not be over burdened by regulations simply because of the equipment it carries.
