My son is 6'3" and I am 5'11". He will be flying the RV on a long XC later this month, and while he can fly it fine with the pedals where they were (one notch aft from the front), he states that his legs cramp up after about more than an hour in the plane.
So, we moved the pedals to the furthest forward position today (what a pain). While I haven't put the plane completely back together agaiin, I am concerned about some apparent limited travel in the forward motion of the pedals (right a little worse than left) due to them hitting the approximately 3/4" foam insulation up against the firewall. I considered yanking out the foam, but decided to wait and see how it feels to fly. I made a mental note of the new spin recovery procedure including the step "reach down and yank on the rudder cable opposite the direction of spin."
Has anyone else had similar problems with getting full rudder deflection with the pedals in the full forward position?
Thanks,
Troy
So, we moved the pedals to the furthest forward position today (what a pain). While I haven't put the plane completely back together agaiin, I am concerned about some apparent limited travel in the forward motion of the pedals (right a little worse than left) due to them hitting the approximately 3/4" foam insulation up against the firewall. I considered yanking out the foam, but decided to wait and see how it feels to fly. I made a mental note of the new spin recovery procedure including the step "reach down and yank on the rudder cable opposite the direction of spin."
Has anyone else had similar problems with getting full rudder deflection with the pedals in the full forward position?
Thanks,
Troy
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