The highest load on your rudder pedals will happen under hard braking if you have hydraulic toe brakes. At that point, your pedals aren't going to be anywhere near the stops. The left pedal isn't a problem so much as the right pedal because your feet are on the left side, but the right pedal is pulling against the rudder cable from the right seat pedal while you are romping on right rudder pedal in the left seat. That's a lot of leverage against the joints in the right rudder pedal assembly.
-Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM > > I plan on adding stop blocks extending aft from the firewall to the pilot > side pedals for those moments when reaction happens faster than rational > thought. This will add literally zero pounds. > Enjoyed the conversations at the Gathering last week. > Roger > Owasso, OK > > > ---- Paul Visk via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > I'm thinking a quick fix would be to put ?your rudder travel stops coming > > off the firewall and hitting the peddle under your foot. Making sure it > > doesn't affect your braking. By doing this, it will remove all excessive > > forces from the rudder control system. > > Paul Visk > Belleville Il > 618 406 4705
