Tall Pilot

[GuppyWN]

I'm 6'4" 240lbs 36" inseam. I was out last week and saw Stick and Rudders new addition with the 912is. Preston allowed me to jump in with him. He closed the door and we had ample cross room. I wish the rudder pedals went another 2"'s aft but it was very doable stock.

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pedals.jpgThoughts I drew up that may work. Experts please critique:

1 modify the peddal assemble feet. By clipping off an inch on the back side and adding an inch to the front side
2. Turn the breaks sideways
3. Slide the pedal assembly forward 2 inches.
4 bend the firewall out forward To compensade for rudder peddel change
5. Move the pilot side pedal adjustments forward two inches
Make a seat pillow leg support extension. .

[Esser]

You won't have to move your pedal adjustments, you can just crimp the cable at a different length. This will make more sense when you do it.

I honestly think that modifying the firewall etc. won't be worth all the effort. That will be quite a bit of work but to each his own. Just remember that on the other side of the firewall there isn't much room for engine components depending what you are sticking up front so you may want to leave the final placement of your pedals until you hang your engine.

I would also hesitate to cut the back of the rudder mounting "feet" and extend it on the front. The rudder pedal force will now be trying to pull off the thin birch floor boards where as before you had a wide foot print pushing against it. You could get around this by custom making a large washer plate that goes on the backside of the birch.

Just my $0.02

[Paul Z]

I'm a short man 5'7 inches, I keep my rudder peddles one notch from the the firewall. If I were building I wouldn't waist the time or money putting in the adjustable peddles. Just my humble opinion.

[PapuaPilot]

Glad to hear you have the plane now Butch. I saw your plane flying at Nampa a couple of weeks ago and figured it might have been you. I was doing a maintenance test flight on my Zenair CH-2000 that day and you taxied by me.

Also, I wouldn't get too high in the seat with the cushion. Like was said, you will bump your head in turbulence.

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Josh-thanks for good points on the feet and firewall. I had not considered the reduced distribution of pedal forces. washer/plates are a great idea. I won't know how much available play there will be between the firewall and pedal with the modification until I get there. I presume moving pedals that far forward may exceed rudder stops and cause firewall pedal strike. Time will tell. Your right lots of mental gymnastics would apply to modifying the firewall. If I can avoid it that will be a big win.

[jiott]

Nothing you do up front at the pedals will cause you to exceed the rudder stops. Those stops are set back at the rudder and your pedal stroke only goes as far as those stops let it. However, FW pedal strike is definitely something you have to avoid.

[Dave S]

A person can also fine tune the redder pedal stroke after the fact by making the cable links back by the rudder a bit shorter ot a bit longer than standard. I believe some folks have installed turnbuckles for fine adjustments

Dave S
KF 7 Trigear
912ULS Warp drive

St Paul, MN

[jrevens]

Hi Dave,

Please correct me if necessary, but but changing the length of the links shouldn't change the stroke of the pedals, just their position. My kit came with links that have multiple holes to do just that (in my case, at the rudder pedals). That's all you're doing with the quick adjustable pedal option also - changing the effective length of the cables.

[efwd]

Something to consider. Im short, 5'4", and when I was purchasing a couple extra seat cusions Debra brought up this fact. She stated that the rear seat cushion has a lot to do with how high you sit in the seat as well as it pushes you forward, therefore higher since the bottom is a ramp. Sure enough. I can sit in my plane with a 1" bottom and a 3" back cushion no problem. You may already have the thin cushion but for anyone else that might be considering an extra cushion for passengers I found this helpful as I only needed to purchase an extra back and not both. She saved me some $$