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Lancair 320 MKII
I have right side adjustable rudder pedals on my right side and have never used them. If I had to do it all over, I would eliminate them. The weight and all that are nice to avoid, however, for me, the counter springs of 2 sets of rudder pedals make my rudder pressures very hard. I have not removed the counter springs on the right side pedals which could help, but my advice is to forget them. Not worth the trouble. I never use the rudder pedals in the air anyway, only for cross-wind landings and steering on the runway. Yes, I lubed the cables with a dry cable lube but still my required rudder pedal pressure is higher than I like.
I flew a Cessna 182 for my BFR and about put the rudder through the floor it was so easy to push. LOVED it.
Best of luck.
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12/7/10, Robert Mitchell <mitchell715@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Robert Mitchell <mitchell715@gmail.com>
Subject: [LML] Re: lancair 360 training and retrofitting right side rudder
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 5:40 AM
Adding rudder pedals to the rt side is easy. Run a 2nd set of full length cables from the rudder post inPE tubing just like the left side. The hardest part will be adding hard point for the rudder pedals. I believe rudder pedal kits are still available at Aircraft Components. Bob Mitchell l-320
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Rudder pedals on the right side is a good item to have in the
event the left side pilot becomes incapacitated, then the right side passenger
has more of an opportunity to land safely.
Gary Edwards
LNC2
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 1:16
PM
Subject: [LML] lancair 360 training and
retrofitting right side rudder
As a low time 172 pilot I have looked at hpat for training in
my 360 which I hope will be finished by early summer of 2011.
Geees was I
shocked. First, no way would I attempt to do the maiden voyage or fly the
25hrs of restriction time with my
experiance which brings me to hpat.
Second, the hpat rep tells me he has to train me in my airplane which is not
complete
and he has to have rudder pedals on the right side which I did not
install.
So what it looks like is I will need hpat to fly the
25hrs off and retrofit the right side pedals which look to be all but
impossible
and then train me.Please give me your thoughts or ideas on this
situation.
Thanks, Wayne Tassin
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