Airline Type Rudder Pedals

[Guest bowingic]

Hi AllThought you might like to see how I converted my home made rudder pedals designed by Rob Barendregt to suit my 767 project. The pedals were made from scrap ply, mdf and a broken axe handle suitably grooved for the foot rails. I then painted them with silver auto laquer, top coated with Boeing brown and then rubbed back to the silver in wear areas. I was pleased with result which looks even better in the real than in photos.

[jmig 100]

Good job! They look nice.John

[Guest Tomlin]

Do these have toe brakes? If not, how hard would it be to add that? These do look nice. I would like to modify them by milling out the pedal parts from aluminum, or milling out the wood and placing a thin sheet of metal milled the same over the face to reinforce and give the authentic metal look.

[Guest PoRrEkE]

absolutely gorgeous!do you need 1 set only ? if not, how are you going to link them ?the F50 type pedals are not sliding like most others. they work similar to ULM's but then hanging. it was good to have a look last weekend in an ULM and see how they do it because now actually I know how to handle mine (linked).for mine I got to find someone who can weld some parts together because I do not plan to make them out of wood. (connection of 2 sets over a distance of +/- 1.5m might give torsion of the connecting bars if made of wood.

[Guest MikePowell]

Ian,Those pedals look great!Mikewww.mikesflightdeck.com

[Guest bowingic]

Hi TomlinYes they do have toebrakes....mine operate just on and off with microswitches but the design by Rob has provision for mounting pots...its on a "how to" on Flightsim.com.I agree it could be better done with alloy etc but these are very much budget pedals...the only thing I purchased were the drawer slides and paint.....about $20 US all up.CheersIan

[Guest bowingic]

Hi PhillippeThese were designed to get me flying with minimum cost. Linking could be done with a chain & sprockets to a similar unit without the pot but I haven't really thought about my copilot yet....I'm having enough trouble convincing her to be a hostess!!! Seriously I think it can be done with these pedals but I would have to elevate the floor to make space for the mechanism underneath. How did you get on with your knitters?....I sent an email to that address you gave me.CheersIan

[Guest bowingic]

Thanks MikeIf you think they look OK then I feel satisfied! They really are very much budget pedals but work well and have me flying until I can refine things "one day"!Cheers and thanks for your continual help and support on this forum and your website which has been a wonderful resource.CheersIan

[Guest PoRrEkE]

Aha, wellThe knitters work well. Though still not 100%. I first had them wired to my Photon interface and most klicks were lost. Took me ages to change headings.So now I canged it to wire them to the Hagstr

[Guest Delta767300pdx]

WOW Ian,you've done it again!...thoes peddels look awsomeI like the worn look, keep up the great work!, again... a diagram, or link to how to make the peddals and/or the assymbley would be greatThanksjason

[Guest bowingic]

Thanks JasonThey are a good budget solution. You can find the "How To" on Flightsim.com How to section. Search for "Home-built Rudder Pedals With Toebrakes for FS2000/FS2002" by Rob Barendregt. The airline type pedals are my own add-on to his basic design.CheersIan

[Guest bowingic]

Hi TomlinI think your idea is a good one....sorry, I misread it when I first looked at your reply. I may modify mine the way you suggest when I get around to refining things. Wish I had thought of it myself as I would have implemented it!Cheers and thanksIan