[email protected] wrote: > My 2 cents worth is that you need either a closed loop or some thing > to prevent the rudder pedal from going all the to the floor, or > firewall. This is recommended in one of Tony B's books. > > And the reason is shown by a friends accident back in the mid 60's he > was flying along in his Luscombe 8E when one of the rudder springs > broke. The other peddle went to the firewall with no way in flight to > get it back to neutral. He did a spiral in from 2000ft AGL. He was > very lucky there was about10 ft of soft snow where he impacted the > ground. Ohterwise he may not have lived through it. Bill Higdon
I fully agree that all control systems should be closed loop, and will be in any aircraft I fly, but I'm not seeing how broken springs could keep you from having rudder control. Shouldn't pushing on one pedal raise the other? In other words, the loop is closed through the pilot. My 150's cables are a bit stretched and both pedals go in bit when you put your feet on the pedals, but I still have 100% control of everything involved (though the nose gear steering needs some help from the brakes). -- Steve [email protected] N3343V- '75 C150M N205FT- KR1 #6170 He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in.
