> > And the reason is shown by a friends accident back in the mid 60's he was flying along in his Luscombe 8E when one of the rudder springs broke. The other peddle went to the firewall with no way in flight to get it back to neutral. >Bill Higdon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It sounds more like a cable break than a return spring break. I can't imagine flying a Luscombe without both feet on the rudders so if a spirng breaks it really shouldn't effect control. It also sounds like a lot more spring pressure than necessary. You only need enough spring tension to keep the cables from going slack. They don't need to be tensioned. My rudders are mounted on top so if one spring breaks, and I can't imagine what would cause a spring to fail when not in motion, that pedal will move toward me a few inches. I can then center the rudder with my feet. If you're worried about a spring breaking and the pedal "flopping" to the floor, put a stop of some kind on it. Larry Flesner
