falcon900guy
Well Known Member
is there a suggested rudder gust lock that works well? i know anti splat has one but i have control approach pedals and probably won't work.
kenny
kenny
Nice but that is definitely a remove before flight item!
Same here and I like it a lot.Like many others, I have adapted the Bogart tow bar to push forward on both pedals, held down by a seat belt. I carry the tow bar anyway so no extra weight. As a bonus, locks the elevator and ailerons at the same time.
Your invention takes care of the rudder then for the ailerons, what would be wrong with using something simple like this?
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/ailerlock.php?recfer=14060
Hi Pilot 135pd,
nothing at all.....that would work just fine.....its similar to what i fabricated. works the same way.....i think it took me 15 minutes to build.....i will post pix this afternoon.
Still try to figure out how people are embedding the pix in this window.....
Ron
Bill,
I like how you made the gust lock, but i have to figure how to attach gust lock to control approach pedals. I'm thinking will have to attach to the side of pedals?
kenny
... if you only block the pedals the rudder will still move and pull on the cables. I like to have my surfaces rigid so no play in the system will cause movement.
Ron
I thought about a pedal lock but because the -10 does not have push/pull tubes going back to the rudder the rudder will still slap around a bit and put stain on the control cables.
Ron
Are you not concerned with the strain on these cables and all of the slapping around of the rudder while you are flying and only have your feet on the rudder pedals without your rudder based lock installeds? Am sorry, but don't understand your concerns here.
Larry
Are you not concerned with the strain on these cables and all of the slapping around of the rudder while you are flying and only have your feet on the rudder pedals without your rudder based lock installeds? Am sorry, but don't understand your concerns here.
Larry
Rudder: I made a rectangle out of PVC piping (it's really more of a trapezoid, because it's wider at the front end and narrower at the rear, like the RV's tail). I added some padding, and I just slip it over the top of my rudder until it's snug. It weighs almost nothing, is easy to store, and seems pretty stout. The smaller PVC pipe works fine for this application.
I did the same thing for a 172 and used pool noodles for the padding The bright colored noodles make it hard to miss on pre-flight but I still added a Remove Before Flight orange banner to it.
Kenny, google the DA-40 gust lock.
Not bad for an afternoon and it didn't cost me $60 or $80 or $150 !!
Look at the CL100 control lock for RV-10. I plan on fabricating similar solution for rudder pedals. I ordered extra studs and snap fasteners to fabricate rudder solution.
I wonder if something like that would work with infinity grips. I would probably have to custom make something.
Not with the most expensive store bought option is going to get you excommunicated from the RV-10 community. ;-)
Another concern for a external gust lock is getting out and retrieving the gust lock to install while the 30kt gust is beating your rudder too death.
I made one based on Greg’s drawings. http://www.nwacaptain.com/rudder_lock.html
I only did the rudder lock. Haven’t attempted the aileron lock yet which looks more challenging.