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12-22-2010, 01:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Austin, Texas
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Rudder Pedal Extensions completed,
I completed my first attempt at rudder pedal extensions, similar to my previously posted drawing.
Pics/description in my Kitlog page,
http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...g=119181&row=1
My undertall favorite pilot wife Haruko will need to test these things out still--guess she needs to get with JetGuy John sometime for a little RV-12 Stick (and Rudder) time.
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RV-12 #120332 N73HR
Austin, TX
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12-22-2010, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas, Fort Worth
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Excellent Job!
Great job. That should work well.
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04-22-2011, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Wilmington,Pa.
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Rudder pedals
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Originally Posted by engineerofsorts
I completed my first attempt at rudder pedal extensions, similar to my previously posted drawing.
Pics/description in my Kitlog page,
http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...g=119181&row=1
My undertall favorite pilot wife Haruko will need to test these things out still--guess she needs to get with JetGuy John sometime for a little RV-12 Stick (and Rudder) time.
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Rob, Your rudder pedal extensions look good. I am 5'5" and sitting in Van's demo my feet barely touched the pedals. i do not want to start until I resolve this. It, as a guess, sppears I would need five inches. Do you plan on making these extensions, I hope?
Dale
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04-22-2011, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Austin, Texas
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I'll soon have it measured out properly
If I can throttle back the 60-hour weeks at my real job, I hope to get rudder cables hooked up within a few weeks, at which point I'll get the upholstery in, along with the favorite wife, and see how the pedals as now built work. They are about 3-4 inch extensions now. I'll post the results.
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RV-12 #120332 N73HR
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04-23-2011, 06:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
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Something done by another member, was to drastically shorten or remove the rudder cable "extension links" called for in the plans, that moves the pedals up quite a bit closer to your feet. I am planning on doing that AND putting a couple of seat hinge parts on the floor in front of the currently placed ones with a backrest support extension. I am of the opinion now that those two changes will make mine reachable by me.
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04-23-2011, 08:20 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Lacey, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DonFromTX
Something done by another member, was to drastically shorten or remove the rudder cable "extension links" called for in the plans, that moves the pedals up quite a bit closer to your feet. I am planning on doing that AND putting a couple of seat hinge parts on the floor in front of the currently placed ones with a backrest support extension. I am of the opinion now that those two changes will make mine reachable by me.
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Gee Don, changing any control linkages on the airplane could have consequences...both operational and certification  . Tread carefully.
Tony
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04-23-2011, 08:24 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
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For Sure!. I cannot determine yet exactly WHY those links are in there, except as an afterthought to put the pedals down closer to the firewall. I am concerned that they might be there to avoid bending the cables where they attach to the pedals leading to fatigue breaking.
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