Paul, I can't tell you anything with a great deal of accuracy because my coupe has peddles, but I'll through in my two cents worth.
The earlier "Ercoupe" has no peddles. The rudder and ailerons are linked together so that a turn of the steering wheel moves both the rudder and the ailerons at the same time. This coordination of rudder and aileron movements makes the plane easy to fly and requires no independent steering by pushing rudder peddles. Several people without legs have owned and flown ercoupes. There is a brake peddle in the ercoupe, but I presume it can be retrofited with a hand brake since people w/o legs also have brakes. In addition, at least on my Alon, the braking mechanism is pretty simple and looks like it could be retrofitted to a hand brake mechanism. I think there was a posting on the couper email list about a gentleman in Florida interested in flying a coupe because peddles were not required and he was unable to use his legs. Perhaps he will write to you also. Good luck. You will find the ercoupe a perfect plane for flying w/o legs. You might also want to contact KENNETH E. FARROW, [EMAIL PROTECTED], who has N99427, a 415C Ercoupe. He also lives in Alaska (somewhere). He can be reached at 1-800-720-6771. Ken Doyle Springfield, Mo N5477E
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