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Could be a bigger problem ...........................

I am concerned about the high kick out force required on the tail wheel. I
couldn't get it to break away during taxi. This puts a lot of pressure on
the rudder horn, rudder horn stop bolts, lower rudder pivot bolt and pivot
bracket bolts. It has been suggested than lighter weight springs may
work, but I think there is a bigger problem. The standard rudder travel
is supposed to be +-25 degrees. I have 18.5 deg. to the left and only 17
deg. to the right! (I believe that the rudder and tail spring support /
rudder stops were installed according to the manual.) This means that the
tail wheel does not rotate enough to start riding up on the cam before
full rudder travel is reached. How do I increase rudder travel in a
system that does not have any adjustment devise?

Mike.
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Michael Ash, C-FNBO




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