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morid(at)northland.lib.mi
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

While browsing Sportflight.com, our photo archive, I ran across some rudder pedal reinforcements by Nelson Goguen.  Very nice and appears to doable without having to remove the pedal assemblies.  Nelson, if you're out there can you tell us more about them please?  Did you make them yourself or find them aftermarket?

Deke

jdmcbean(at)cableone.net
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

Try http://sportplanellc.com/Misc%20Products.htm



Fly Safe !!

John McBean

www.sportplanellc.com

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morid(at)northland.lib.mi
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

Thanks John.  Was I correct in my assumption that they're split and can be

installed without removing the pedal assemblies?

Deke



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KITFOXPILOT(at)msn.com
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

John,  will these work on the model IV?



Ray

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jdmcbean(at)cableone.net
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:24 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

Deke,

	Yes that is correct...



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John & Debra McBean

www.sportplanellc.com

"The Sky is not the Limit...  It's a Playground"



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jdmcbean(at)cableone.net
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:50 am Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

I have not tried them on the IV.. The tubing diameter is a different size so

I doubt they would work. 



Fly Safe !!

John McBean

www.sportplanellc.com

"The Sky is not the Limit...  It's a Playground"



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KITFOXPILOT(at)msn.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

Thanks anyways, was trying to find a better way!



Ray

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jeburke94je(at)direcway.c
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

John, I was thinking about buying and installing your reinfordements 

brackets, but I have a IV should I measure the hardware to make sure they 

fit? Is the IV beefed up over the 2 and 3? Just let me know what I should 

do.



Jim N94JE IV-1200

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mino2(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

Hi deke,



I made them myself.  I learned the trade of "pattern making" from my Dad, 

many years ago.  When my Dad started his Pattern Shop, there were six 

foundries in our local town, now there are none.  So there are not to many 

pattern makers around here anymore.   There is one small aluminum foundry 

not to far away and that's the one I used to get these castings made.  I 

took into account the aluminum shrinkage and also the diameter of the one 

inch tubing, with powder coating, They do fit very well and should do the 

job of reinforcing that weld joint.  When someone, on this list, talked 

about cracking, at that point, I shared a problem with a lot of us.  How to 

reinforce that joint without removing the rivets, that hold  the stainless 

steel part of the firewall,  that goes under the fuselage.  Then I could get 

the rudder petal assembly out, and have reinforcements welded to them.  In 

addition it sure messes up the powder coating.  The reinforcements are held 

in place with structural adhesive and rivets on the vertical arms.  I had a 

few sets cast at the same time and will sell them with cherry rivets, 

capscrews and postage for $50 for one set of rudder petals.  If anyone is 

interested my address is 456 Main Street, Ashby, MA 01431



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jdmcbean(at)cableone.net
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject: rudder pedal reinforcements

Jim,

	The tubes are different sizes. The brackets will not work on a IV or

earlier.



Fly Safe !!

John & Debra McBean

www.sportplanellc.com

"The Sky is not the Limit...  It's a Playground"



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