sbalmos
Well Known Member
I need some opinion or insight on where best to place my rudder pedals. I know my seats and interior will increase the sitting height, compared to just sitting on the floor seat pans and making airplane noises. But I seriously doubt it would move me forward any in seating position.
For reference, I am 6'0, with a 32" inseam for leg length. Below is a picture of where my knees land, basically at the forward edge of the center bulkhead.
At the forward-most position of the rudder pedals, with the minimum distance back from the firewall of 3", the pedals are clearly too far forward for my toes to hit.
The final picture is after moving the pedals back to where my toes basically barely touch.
But this looks almost too far aft? If I moved the pedals completely aft to what might be a comfortable position, I think the bearing blocks would be right up against the forward vertical bulkheads.
Opinions? Too far aft, too far forward, where should I try and position them next? And yes, I'll be drilling a number of bolt holes for various bearing block positions. I just want to try and find a close to comfortable position now first.
For reference, I am 6'0, with a 32" inseam for leg length. Below is a picture of where my knees land, basically at the forward edge of the center bulkhead.
At the forward-most position of the rudder pedals, with the minimum distance back from the firewall of 3", the pedals are clearly too far forward for my toes to hit.
The final picture is after moving the pedals back to where my toes basically barely touch.
But this looks almost too far aft? If I moved the pedals completely aft to what might be a comfortable position, I think the bearing blocks would be right up against the forward vertical bulkheads.
Opinions? Too far aft, too far forward, where should I try and position them next? And yes, I'll be drilling a number of bolt holes for various bearing block positions. I just want to try and find a close to comfortable position now first.