In addition to Bob's advice, one of the things I found (MK1) was that the
passenger RHS rudder pedal fouled the fuselage inner skin well before
contacting the firewall. It was necessary to grind off the rear face of the
tube at c. 45 degrees to achieve the required deflection at the rudder.
Regards
Roger Mills
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa@aztec.houxou.com
Subject: RE: Positioning the rudder pedals.
Hi!Paul.
The first necessity is to position the pedal cranks in accordance with the
Manual Instructions.
I recall then that the first limiting factor is the cable actuating levers
needing to stop before hitting the metal firewall with the opposite rudder
on full deflection.
If you have an adjusting screw on each run of cable then you can position
the pedals by shortening or lengthening both cables together since the cable
that is working is under tension and the other is following. The distance
they need to move is measurable from the movement of the rudder "horn" in
either direction each side of neutral.
Hopefully this mumbo jumbo makes sense ? It would be wrong to pass
dimensions since my a/c may be slightly different. I've arranged my
adjusters to be just aft of the access "D" panel of the luggage bay. If you
are trike configuration , don't forget to prop up the tail or you will tip
up when leaning through !
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG Kit 337 Europa /Jabiru 3300
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa@aztec.houxou.com
> Subject: Positioning the rudder pedals.
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am seeking a little advice on rudder pedals. While what I about to
> expound here is obvious to the folk who have done it before, please bear
> with me, their is a question buried in my ramblings.
>
> I am making up the rudder cables, and I am going to put turn
> buckles in mine
> rather that the adjusting plates that Europa suggests. What I have
> discovered is that the distance that the rudder pedals are from the fire
> wall is determined by the length of the rudder cables.
>
> What I would like to do is to make my cable lengths so that the rudder
> pedals are a close as they can be to the fire wall, but still have enough
> movement to get a full deflection of the rudder. Could someone
> tell me the
> minimum distance that the rudder pedal can be from the firewall, but still
> allow full rudder deflection. I would like this dimension to be given for
> the passenger side. hopefully my question makes sense.
>
> Thanks, Paul (363)
>
>
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