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amekler

Joined: 07 Oct 2010
Posts: 164

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:50 am Post subject: rudder pedal extensions

Does anyone make a rudder pedal extension? My wife is only 5 feet tall and can’t reach the pedals. I tried making a 4inch extension but it interfered with the brakes.  

Alan  

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:14 am Post subject: rudder pedal extensions

http://www.myrv10.com/N104CD/upgrades/20090503/index.html

These are really crude and could be refined well with some effort.  I painted them and have left them in almost all the time for I guess 1.5 years now.  They don't interfere with the brakes but that's because I built them in such a way that they wouldn't. They basically only touch the pedal surface...not anything else.

I still have to pull them and drill some lightening holes some day, and maybe fill some gaps with wood putty for cosmetics.

Tim



On Jan 2, 2011, at 7:41 AM, "Alan Mekler" <amekler(at)metrocast.net (amekler(at)metrocast.net)> wrote:



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Does anyone make a rudder pedal extension? My wife is only 5 feet tall and can’t reach the pedals. I tried making a 4inch extension but it interfered with the brakes.  

Alan  

N668G  

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amekler

Joined: 07 Oct 2010
Posts: 164

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:48 am Post subject: rudder pedal extensions

Tim,  

I had some made out of aluminum and mounted with a backing plate though the original holes in the pedals. They seemed to work fine  but  were not long enough so I had a welded extension piece added to the bottom. I put them on and noticed the brakes were locked engaged. Looking for a better solution. I’ll send you some pictures next time I’m down at the hangar.  

Alan  

         

  

From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tim Olson

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 http://www.myrv10.com/N104CD/upgrades/20090503/index.html  

    

   

    

These are really crude and could be refined well with some effort.  I painted them and have left them in almost all the time for I guess 1.5 years now.  They don't interfere with the brakes but that's because I built them in such a way that they wouldn't. They basically only touch the pedal surface...not anything else.  

    

I still have to pull them and drill some lightening holes some day, and maybe fill some gaps with wood putty for cosmetics.  

    

Tim  

    



 On Jan 2, 2011, at 7:41 AM, "Alan Mekler" <amekler(at)metrocast.net (amekler(at)metrocast.net)> wrote:  

  [quote]      

Does anyone make a rudder pedal extension? My wife is only 5 feet tall and can’t reach the pedals. I tried making a 4inch extension but it interfered with the brakes.  

Alan  

N668G  

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