johnbrooker
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Some time ago sometime was talking leg room in the RV3.I am 6' 1 but all my height is in my legs.I have a hard time fitting in RV4's,most of the time I have to remove the back cushion.I built the floor mount pedals for my 3 and found I could just fit in the plane.I decided I wanted to use overhead pedals.Ray Lawrence and I looked it over and thought it would be a good mod.I bought 1 RV7 rudder bar ,rv7 rudder pedals and UHMW rv7 flap blocks.Cut the pedal to fit the 3 , put a brace on the firewall in the center and welded tabs on one side for rudder cable and master cylinder.This saved having to buy a second rv7 rudder bar.With the master cylinders on the front the pedals can now go very close to the firewall.I think this mod probably gave me 1 1/2 to 2 inches more leg room.This will make the aircraft much more comfortable to fly.I thought this might be a option for taller or long legged folks.