On the rudder pedals it had nothing to do with the stops. I had the rudder neutral and was just braking. My brakes were not that effective and I probably had 40-50 pounds of force on the pedals on a hard stop.
Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of larry flesner Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:47 PM To: KRnet Subject: RE: KR> trim cable/ control surface loss >I snapped off a rudder pedal and almost took out some lights at the end of >the runway in a KR once. Turned out to be a bad weld in the 5/8" pedal >tubing. It only had about 50% penetration. It didn't fail in over 100 >hours because the previous owner did not have the hydraulic brakes with the >brakes on te rudder pedals. I am all for going extra beefy on the rudder >horns. >Brian Kraut +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I know it's not industary standard (check out your Cessnas and Pipers) but my stops are on the stick and rudder peddles, not at the control surfaces. The only loads I want my control cables and horns to feel are the flight loads, not me trying to push the rudder peddles through the firewall on a panic stop or slapping the stick to the limits. Larry Flesner _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
