Oct 21, 2021     Heel brakes - (2 hours)       Category: Controls

Spent a lot of time building up some toe brakes and cutting the pedals to provide sufficient clearance and proper operation of the brakes. In the end, I don't think effective toe brakes can be made to work on this plane. There are just too many conflicting issues. Between limited space, insufficient travel, and the challenge to get the proper geometry throughout the entire travel of the rudder pedals and the brake pedals, it's back to the drawing board.

I think I'll have to go with heel brakes. Heel brakes aren't conventional but they look like they can be made to work. And since they were originally on the plane, maybe they aren't that unconventional. Then again, if Dalotel chose them, maybe they are.