Snowbirdxx
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The following post is also posted under a different thread.
The rudder linkage on early A1 Huskys was only rigged different.
The brake pedals were inclined way more backwards than necessary. By adjusting ( longer ) the connecting steel rod to make the padals flatter, that problem was solved.
With the pedals pointing backwards a lot, rudder was hard to apply without touching the brakes. And if the shoe size was above 9.5 every rudder movement resulted in braking. Desired or not, there was no option.
As said before , adjusting the pedals flatter solves the problem, but not to full satisfaction.
When raising the foot while braking, the rudder pedal may fold and come backwards with the brake pedals pushed. Which results in no rudder deflection and a completly undefined braking action.
One of the most important items on the Husky checkout is the seating position and "foot on pedal" position. I see very few instructors showing this, which results often in scratches of all size in the paint or prop once the to be checked out candidate flies alone. If he flw a F15 or a B747 before has little effect. Shoesize is more important. In this case size amtters!.
Wrong adjusted pedals and a large footsize lead to small desasters easy, in fractions of a second. Adjust the pedals right, simulate the pedal fold on the ground and get heelpans for a better foot to pedal position if there is no other way to acommodate the foot on the pedals.
The pedal "fold" can be simulated by just pushing a brake pedal forward, without having the foot on the rudder pedal. On ground you may try this by hand. Once in the seat my arms are too short to reach the pedals. The Shimpanse in the near zoo may be more sucessful.
There are a two more points on the rudder system, which are totally neglected by the product improvement of the factory.
Wrong arm / tailwheel arm geometry. Not releasing the trailwheel at full rudder push
Rudder arm not aligned with rudder cable. Looks just terrible on such a nice plane.
Flying the Husky is so easy. But it takes nothing to wreck it, if some type specific issues are not addressed.
The rudder linkage on early A1 Huskys was only rigged different.
The brake pedals were inclined way more backwards than necessary. By adjusting ( longer ) the connecting steel rod to make the padals flatter, that problem was solved.
With the pedals pointing backwards a lot, rudder was hard to apply without touching the brakes. And if the shoe size was above 9.5 every rudder movement resulted in braking. Desired or not, there was no option.
As said before , adjusting the pedals flatter solves the problem, but not to full satisfaction.
When raising the foot while braking, the rudder pedal may fold and come backwards with the brake pedals pushed. Which results in no rudder deflection and a completly undefined braking action.
One of the most important items on the Husky checkout is the seating position and "foot on pedal" position. I see very few instructors showing this, which results often in scratches of all size in the paint or prop once the to be checked out candidate flies alone. If he flw a F15 or a B747 before has little effect. Shoesize is more important. In this case size amtters!.
Wrong adjusted pedals and a large footsize lead to small desasters easy, in fractions of a second. Adjust the pedals right, simulate the pedal fold on the ground and get heelpans for a better foot to pedal position if there is no other way to acommodate the foot on the pedals.
The pedal "fold" can be simulated by just pushing a brake pedal forward, without having the foot on the rudder pedal. On ground you may try this by hand. Once in the seat my arms are too short to reach the pedals. The Shimpanse in the near zoo may be more sucessful.
There are a two more points on the rudder system, which are totally neglected by the product improvement of the factory.
Wrong arm / tailwheel arm geometry. Not releasing the trailwheel at full rudder push
Rudder arm not aligned with rudder cable. Looks just terrible on such a nice plane.
Flying the Husky is so easy. But it takes nothing to wreck it, if some type specific issues are not addressed.
