hi larry, I heard about this reininforcment. I thought I dont need to do it....till I testd the system 2 months ago. With the first brake test I bend the hole foot system. Ordered new tube an made a new foot system with stronger tubes (1.5mm wall) feels now oke....but cost about 300gr.
Stef > Op 23 maart 2019 om 15:17 schreef Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org>: > > > > Speaking of the rudder system, I'll repeat a "heads up" from several > years back. I recommend you re-enforce the right pedal assembly with > gussets at the 90 degree corners. I had mine break, on the ramp > fortunately, at Langford's airport. The left pedal has very little > stress at the welds as the cable is attached on the vertical above, or > in my case, below the corner. The right pedal has all the stress (flex) > going through two 90 degree corners to the cable on the right side of > the fuselage. I had somewhere around 500 to 600 hours on the KR when > mine broke. Mark and I removed it and Mark did a re-weld to get me > home. I later added gussets for more strength. > > Larry Flesner > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org Steph and his dad are building the KR-2S see [http://www.masttotaalconcept.nl/kr2](http://www.masttotaalconcept.nl/kr2) _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
