[simpits-tech] Pedals are in......

[dabigboy at cox.net]

---- Sean Galbraith <Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com> wrote: 
> After living on a diet of airliner bits, it always surprises me how
> simple GA controls are.....
> 
> Nice work!
> 
> SeanG

Thanks! Yep, I was a bit surprised at the simplicity (and, frankly, the flimsiness) of this rudder system. It's a bit unnerving to see that it would only take the failure of a single bolt to disable one of the brakes.... =O

I think it took me all of 45 minutes to actually align and mount the pedals into my custom frame.

Today I flew a Cessna 150 and I had a peek behind the pedals after parking...sure enough, it appears to be exactly the same setup. There was the little bolt and nut assembly to secure the pedal to its attachment shaft, and the mounting angles and dimensions of the pedals appear to be the same (though I am guessing the two sets of pedals are closer together on the 150 vs the 172RG that my pedals came from).

Matt