kens_cockpit
Well Known Member
After many months (approaching years really) of stuffing around doing basically nothing and making excuses I have now made a list of things to do.
The first on that list is to install the rudder pedals and the forward baggage floor and side panel.
I have the ground adjustable rudder pedals.
The Angle along the floor (F8108R) is a little warped. I have no idae how that happened but it is installed and the end points are line up where they are meant to be. I suspect it may have been cut a fraction too long. Anyway, that means the distance between the angles on the floor is 15 5/16 rather than 15 1/4.
However the rudder pedals are the correct width. And they fit firmly in between the angles on the floor so I think they are in the correct position.
The F871PP has to attache to the angle on the firewall, the cockpit floor, the right gear tower and the the baggage floor angle F870C
The holes are prepunched but they do not match up perfectly with the floor in particular or with the gear tower. I "fixed" that by enlarging them slightly so they would match.
However the F871PP is just a little bit too long for the distance beteen the holes drilled in the firewall angle and the gear tower so that it bows out and scrapes on the right rudder pedal.
I'm not sure how to fix that.
I thnik I do need to fix it because it is not a good idea to have the rudder pedals scraping across the side panel when operating.
I could elongate the holes on the side panel where it attaches to the floor, firewall angle and gear tower so that it is moved away from the rudder pedal.
I could attach a piece of .032 angle to the outboard part of the side panel which might stop it bowing in to the rudder pedal.
I could just put some tape on the ned of the rudder bolt and some tape on the side panel to stop the rudder pedal scratching the paint. But I would want to do that.
What sort of distance should I have between the right rudder pedal and the F871PP front bagge side panel?
I could also do what someone else suggests.
Anyone else encountered this problem and how do I fix it best?
Thanks for helping me get back on track.
The first on that list is to install the rudder pedals and the forward baggage floor and side panel.
I have the ground adjustable rudder pedals.
The Angle along the floor (F8108R) is a little warped. I have no idae how that happened but it is installed and the end points are line up where they are meant to be. I suspect it may have been cut a fraction too long. Anyway, that means the distance between the angles on the floor is 15 5/16 rather than 15 1/4.
However the rudder pedals are the correct width. And they fit firmly in between the angles on the floor so I think they are in the correct position.
The F871PP has to attache to the angle on the firewall, the cockpit floor, the right gear tower and the the baggage floor angle F870C
The holes are prepunched but they do not match up perfectly with the floor in particular or with the gear tower. I "fixed" that by enlarging them slightly so they would match.
However the F871PP is just a little bit too long for the distance beteen the holes drilled in the firewall angle and the gear tower so that it bows out and scrapes on the right rudder pedal.
I'm not sure how to fix that.
I thnik I do need to fix it because it is not a good idea to have the rudder pedals scraping across the side panel when operating.
I could elongate the holes on the side panel where it attaches to the floor, firewall angle and gear tower so that it is moved away from the rudder pedal.
I could attach a piece of .032 angle to the outboard part of the side panel which might stop it bowing in to the rudder pedal.
I could just put some tape on the ned of the rudder bolt and some tape on the side panel to stop the rudder pedal scratching the paint. But I would want to do that.
What sort of distance should I have between the right rudder pedal and the F871PP front bagge side panel?
I could also do what someone else suggests.
Anyone else encountered this problem and how do I fix it best?
Thanks for helping me get back on track.