Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder Pedal travel

[BL]
> discussed alternatives to the common "sliding" rudder
> pedal set-up.  I am interested in learning more about
> alternate pedal installation designs (ie, ala aircraft
> rudder pedals) and I have a question.  Do the designs
> that have you pivoting the pedal give you enough travel
> to let the rudder hit the stops on each direction? 

Yes, plenty and if your setup didn't, then all you need to do 
is redrill the attachment points on the rudder and refit the 
rudder lines closer in to the pivot point.

>  It would seem to me that the sliding design gives
> a lot of travel and that with the pivoting design, you might need to have
> some actuation amplification.  Is this true?

As the pedals are a great deal larger (mine are) than the 
rudder pivot to line attachment point, the rudder moves a 
great deal more than the pedals. If too much, fit the lines 
further down (closer to the pivot point) on the pedals.

Alex
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Alex Ferguson      a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz
Electronics Workshop, Chem Dept, Univ of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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