At 09:35 AM 6/9/2015, you wrote: >I've had wire cables fail two ways for me. One way, is where the >crimp/soldered end/etc tears off the end of the cable. I think I've had >that happen three or four times over my lifetime. The other failure I've >had is midpoint wire breakages. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I certainly hope we builders are building and testing to a higher standard than you have experienced with your bike cables. As builders we should be using a quality cable and testing all connections before installing in the aircraft. In addition, my cables are inspected each year for integrity and tension, as well as all attach points, fare leads, pulleys, etc. With that in mind, I'm certain that on my tail dragger I would put much more stress on the rudder cable system when I go full travel on the rudder pedal and then depress the toe brake to do a 180 degree turn on the ramp if my stops were at the rudder instead of at the pedal. I built my system to try to eliminate what I considered the most likely failure mode. As no system is fail proof, build it the way that makes you comfortable, inspect carefully, and take your chances. Do your best to anticipate any failure modes and design them out of the system or have antiquate backup. Larry Flesner
