Title: Rudder Cables
Ran the rudder cables. The folks a South Florida Sport Aviation provided 5/16" split clear plastic tubing to run the rudder cables inside of. I am assuming this to to provide protection to other hoses that will be located in the tunnel area. I need to get advise on how much the tubing has to cover in the tunnel area. In the tail area the cable exits the fuselage before connecting to the rudder horns. As many others have. I added fairings to cover the exit area of the cable. I elected to use flush pulled rivets. I had to call Paul Grimstad regarding how to connect the cables to the Control Approach Rudder Pedals. I would have thought by looking at it that the spade end of the cable would fit between the ends of the arms. Rich Jankowski was also a bit puzzled and we brought it to the attention of Bill Donahoe who is at the same stage of his build. Talking to Paul, he suggested using Van's method, using Clevis Pins and Castle Nuts to connect a manufactured Rudder Cable Linkage made from 1/2" wide, .050 thick 4130 steel. Now that I see this it makes sense, because I'll have to determine the linkage length once the rudder is installed.


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