He must be reading this group. He put some of the stuff back into auction at a lower starting bid but still too high I think.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], "heavensounds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Agree. That guy is out of touch with the Ercoupe market, which is US! > Eliacim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kgassert > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:41 AM > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Looking for used rudder pedal kit for C > > > Does anyone know who those people are that have all that stuff on > EBay? It says ArizonaPlanez. They put all that stuff on at a > ridiculous starting bid price and when they got no takers they put > them on buy it now for the same ridiculous price. All the stuff has > been sitting there for months because the prices are at least twice > what it is worth. The rudder peddles he has are the peddles only and > none of the rest of the parts and he wants $200. I tried to get them > for less and he declined. I told him that there was more parts to the > kit then he had and that an Ercoupe really didn't need them anyway. > He thinks some home builder will pay that for them. I don't know any > homebuilder that will pay that for some welded up tubes that he will > have to modify to fit. It would be easer and cheaper to weld up from > scratch. > > Kevin1 > > --- In [email protected], "John Craparo" > <john.craparo@> wrote: > > > > There is a set of rudder pedals on ebay currently. If you search > for > > Ercoupe you have to scroll down toward the bottom to find them. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Ed Burkhead <ed@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Mitch, > > > > > > > > > > > > Coupes certainly don't *need* rudder pedals for any mission except > > > training student pilots. > > > > > > > > > > > > Wayne is right except when he says the rudders "won't have enough > > > authority to even matter." They aren't big rudder surfaces, it's > true, but > > > they did let me land lined-up, one wing low to compensate for > direct > > > crosswinds up to 15 mph. > > > > > > > > > > > > Over 15 mph, I landed it level, in the crab, just like any self- > respecting > > > Coupe. > > > > > > > > > > > > And, the pedals allow a mild increase in glide angle if you're a > bit high, > > > but this isn't dramatic. > > > > > > > > > > > > You can also use the pedals to keep the dirty side down while > folding maps > > > and such with both hands. > > > > > > > > > > > > My Coupe had the pedals when I bought the plane and I was never > *quite*annoyed with them enough to pay to have them ripped out. If > you've got the > > > pedals, you *do* have to push them, trying to match the > coordination of > > > the automatic, linked rudders. And, it takes a fairly large > amount of pedal > > > motion. > > > > > > > > > > > > Pedals do cramp your legs on long flights. They cramp your > passenger's > > > legs even on short flights because the passenger is trying to > keep their > > > feet off the pedals so they won't crash the plane (passengers do > worry about > > > such things). > > > > > > > > > > > > If you're going to use the plane for a trainer, then having the > pedals > > > could be a good idea. Otherwise, I'd advise against them. > > > > > > > > > > > > With about 800 hours of Coupe-with-pedal time, > > > > > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
