I was flying my Tr2 (Grumman) that has springs and one broke just as the plane lifted from the ground. A HUGE bang was heard and a hard pull on the other pedal. After figuring out what had happened, I flew it on to my destination that was 80 miles away. My leg sure was tired by the time I arrived home! Two new springs and I was back in business.
Kevin. -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of harold woods Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:22 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> rudder return springs. Hi Netters Re rudder return springs. I one flew Jodel which had return springs. One day the left rudder on my side (pilot) became un stuck and the rudder pedal fell flat on the floor. I could not get it up. I had no rudder control. My passenger was able to get out of his harness , get down on the floor , raise the pedal until I could get my foot on it. Thus control, again. We landed without any problem, My KR2M has a continuous loop. further more a system of pulleys on the cables infront of the rudder pedals has a spring tension built into it. Thus at all times there is about 35 lbs. tension in the rudder cable. It operates smoothly and is fail safe (I hope). Rehards Hariold Woods Orillia,ON. Canada haroldwo...@rogers.com _______________________________________ 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 *The information contained in this message may be confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is for the use of the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of the information in this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.*
