napierm(at)cisco.com
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 Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:06 am Post subject: Kitfox-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 07/13/10 |
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What works well is to get a "right" hand (passenger) set of "E" brake
pedals for a KF 4. The center hinge tube is a little short so I welded
about a 1" extension to make it long enough. This gives you the same
pedals as the KF4 and they worked well for me. The only remaining issue
was that my big right foot (size 11) would sometimes catch of the
throttle cable bell-crank so I had to remember to keep it low.
You could get John and Debra to make you a pair with a longer center
tube and even powder coat them.
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Subject: Re: Barefoot on the Brakes
From: Patrick Reilly <patreilly43(at)gmail.com>
Chris, I took my brake levers off, put a tourch on them and bent them
forward at least an inch just above the rod tab. I still have trouble
keeping my toes off of them! It would be easier if the rudder pedals
were
longer. I have a size 10 foot. I think a size 6 would be about right.
Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 REBUILT
Rockford, IL
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:46 PM, carlisle <carlisle_99(at)yahoo.com>
wrote:
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Ever since I saw a friend's picture of him flying a Bell 47
helicopter,
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| Quote: | shot up through the glass bubble, with his bare toes wrapped around
the
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| Quote: | anti-torque pedals, I've wanted to fly my Kitfox that way.
Well, I did it today and learned a lesson. No matter how conscious
you
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| Quote: | think you are of keeping your toes off the brakes during landing,
they're
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| Quote: | not. So all that weaving around that I do, especially when landing on
pavement (and a couple of ground loops) now makes more sense to me. I
think
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| Quote: | I should adjust the brake pedals (standard Matco on my Model II) so
that
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| Quote: | they are well clear of my toes unless I make a concerted effort
'enpointe'
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Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 Rebuild
Rockford,IL
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