JJohnston
I'm New Here
Hello all,
I've been lurking a while here, and I joined as soon as I saw a post from another member who lives at 1N1 - Sandia Airpark Estates, in Edgewood, NM. I'm in the process of buying a lot there myself, and I hope, in not more than about 5 years, to build a house/hangar, move in, and start building an 8 or 8A. I've got about 50 hours in Citabria/Decathlon, about a dozen landings in a Stearman, and about 220 total.
My question is in regard to the leg position in the 8. In the Citabria/Decathlon and Stearman, the rudder pedals are widely spaced, and you sit kind of spead-legged. For me, this is a very comfortable position. But in the 8, the pedals look like they're right together, which doesn't seem very comfortable, not to mention it seems like it would make it hard to apply full aileron. Is this a problem? Has anyone with an 8A moved the pedals apart? Does this sound feasible (I don't think it would with the 8, with the gear leg towers in the way)?
Oh, and anyone else at 1N1? Need a warm body to hold a bucking bar or whatever?
I've been lurking a while here, and I joined as soon as I saw a post from another member who lives at 1N1 - Sandia Airpark Estates, in Edgewood, NM. I'm in the process of buying a lot there myself, and I hope, in not more than about 5 years, to build a house/hangar, move in, and start building an 8 or 8A. I've got about 50 hours in Citabria/Decathlon, about a dozen landings in a Stearman, and about 220 total.
My question is in regard to the leg position in the 8. In the Citabria/Decathlon and Stearman, the rudder pedals are widely spaced, and you sit kind of spead-legged. For me, this is a very comfortable position. But in the 8, the pedals look like they're right together, which doesn't seem very comfortable, not to mention it seems like it would make it hard to apply full aileron. Is this a problem? Has anyone with an 8A moved the pedals apart? Does this sound feasible (I don't think it would with the 8, with the gear leg towers in the way)?
Oh, and anyone else at 1N1? Need a warm body to hold a bucking bar or whatever?