Dad's RV-10
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Several months ago, I paid Paul for a set of Control Approach pedals to retrofit into my RV-10. Sometime later, Paul called and said there was an issue with the design causing some kind of misalignment. Paul's remedy is to rely on the use of a set of adjustable Matco master cylinders.
After some further discussion, Paul said he was in the process of a redesign that will make the pedals adjustable, mitigating the need for the specific adjustable master cylinders. I told Paul I'd wait for the redesigned version.
Some more time has passed and I received an email from Paul indicating that he wants to ship a set of the "pre revised" pedals. I'm getting the sense the redesign isn't progressing as planned.
My plane has (what I believe to be) Cleveland "Sure Grip" pedals. I'm not sure how these differ from the stock pedals. To the best of my knowledge, the Cleveland pedals were only produced for a short time. The plane is undergoing some extensive refitting so I decided to buy the Control Approach pedals, primarily because they seem to be a better choice ergonomically vs. the stock style pedals.
It looks like Control Approach pedals have been available for nearly a decade, but apparently the design is not "mature." A search of the forums suggests there have been several iterations.
I'd like to get some feedback from those who have dealt with this alignment issue. Despite having already paid for the pedals, I'm wondering if this is a can of worms worth opening?
I admittedly have no seat time with the "Sure Grip" pedals currently installed and I have no seat time with the Control Approach pedals, so I'm not sure how much of an upgrade this really is (beyond some subjective aesthetics).
Thanks.
EDIT: Pedals received January 31st 2022
After some further discussion, Paul said he was in the process of a redesign that will make the pedals adjustable, mitigating the need for the specific adjustable master cylinders. I told Paul I'd wait for the redesigned version.
Some more time has passed and I received an email from Paul indicating that he wants to ship a set of the "pre revised" pedals. I'm getting the sense the redesign isn't progressing as planned.
My plane has (what I believe to be) Cleveland "Sure Grip" pedals. I'm not sure how these differ from the stock pedals. To the best of my knowledge, the Cleveland pedals were only produced for a short time. The plane is undergoing some extensive refitting so I decided to buy the Control Approach pedals, primarily because they seem to be a better choice ergonomically vs. the stock style pedals.
It looks like Control Approach pedals have been available for nearly a decade, but apparently the design is not "mature." A search of the forums suggests there have been several iterations.
I'd like to get some feedback from those who have dealt with this alignment issue. Despite having already paid for the pedals, I'm wondering if this is a can of worms worth opening?
I admittedly have no seat time with the "Sure Grip" pedals currently installed and I have no seat time with the Control Approach pedals, so I'm not sure how much of an upgrade this really is (beyond some subjective aesthetics).
Thanks.
EDIT: Pedals received January 31st 2022
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