Pegasus Rudder Cables?

[Bill[_9_]]

Does anybody know the diameter of the Pegasus rudder cables? Will
eighth-inch work?

Thanks,
Bill

[JJ Sinclair]

On Jun 22, 6:20 pm, Bill > wrote:
> Does anybody know the diameter of the Pegasus rudder cables? Will
> eighth-inch work?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

Yes
JJ

[El Alumbrado]

"JJ Sinclair" > wrote in message
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> On Jun 22, 6:20 pm, Bill > wrote:
>> Does anybody know the diameter of the Pegasus rudder cables? Will
>> eighth-inch work?
>
> Yes

Thanks much.


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[CindyASK]

Hmmm.

Yes, I know the cable size?
Or, yes, one eighth inch will work?

It made me wonder why the removed/removing/extant cable size hadn't
been measured.
But sometimes I have a way too logical moment to really be blonde.

By the way JJ, congrats on racing that US design to a high placing
finish.

Best to all,
Cindy B



On Jun 24, 10:27 am, "El Alumbrado" >
wrote:
> "JJ Sinclair" > wrote in message

> > Yes
>
> Thanks much.
>
> --

[El Alumbrado]

"CindyASK" > wrote in message
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>
> Hmmm.
>
> Yes, I know the cable size?
> Or, yes, one eighth inch will work?
>
> It made me wonder why the removed/removing/extant cable size hadn't
> been measured.
> But sometimes I have a way too logical moment to really be blonde.


It's not you being blonde, it's me not telling the whole story. The airplane
and I were not co-located, making measuring problematical. I was guessing
1/8th inch 7x19, but wanted to order some cable ASAP, so I thought I'd ask
my friends and neighbors for confirmation.

Hope you don't mind.

Thanks,
Bill


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[JJ Sinclair]

> By the way JJ, congrats on racing that US design to a high placing
> finish.
>
> Best to all,
> Cindy B

Thanks Cindy,
It was a good race with good tasking, like Bishop-Basalt and Mammouth-
Mina, even called Independance with a circle one day. On the last day
it was blowing like stink, 30 knots at 10K. The bat-wing just couldn't
penetrate as fast as the heavy Ventus-2 CM, so my speed wasn't enough
to hold on to first place. Got me fored up and I'm still hoping to get
into Parowan, may even try to make it down to Hobbs.
Best regards,
JJ

[Doug]

Just be aware that the "new" rudder pedals for the AD have a plastic sleeve
that is slightly smaller in diameter than the old one, so the cable may not
slide through it easily when adjusting the pedals, and may pull the sleeve
out of the "S" tubing.

Gotta love these rudder AD's.

Doug

"JJ Sinclair" > wrote in message
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> On Jun 22, 6:20 pm, Bill > wrote:
>> Does anybody know the diameter of the Pegasus rudder cables? Will
>> eighth-inch work?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>
> Yes
> JJ
>

[El Alumbrado]

"Doug" > wrote in message
. ..
> Just be aware that the "new" rudder pedals for the AD have a plastic
> sleeve that is slightly smaller in diameter than the old one, so the cable
> may not slide through it easily when adjusting the pedals, and may pull
> the sleeve out of the "S" tubing.
>
> Gotta love these rudder AD's.


Thanks for the tip. I've got to believe it's safer to leave the existing
bits in place than go monkeying about installing new pedals and cables. How
hard do you have to stomp on the pedals to crack them, anyway? I suspect I
could beat the old pedals with a hammer for a few hours with no ill effect.

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[JJ Sinclair]

I suspect I
> could beat the old pedals with a hammer for a few hours with no ill effect.

In an accident, like a high speed ground-loop, the pilot may end up
more or less standing on the rudder pedals. I have seen cracked rudder
pedals where there was no damage to the nose of the
glider.......................I suspect this was the issue that lead to
this AD.
JJ

[Doug]

In our case, there was a small crack starting on one of the rudder pedals at
the weld. The area actually looked slightly compressed as though it had been
squeezed in a vise. Still, it would have taken a mighty heavy foot to
actually break it. I suspect a vertical nose down landing, ouch, would have
accomplished that. I wish we could have just welded on a reinforcing plate,
like they did on the new pedals, to solve the problem because the new pedals
are narrower and much more uncomfortable to use.

Doug

"JJ Sinclair" > wrote in message
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> I suspect I
>> could beat the old pedals with a hammer for a few hours with no ill
>> effect.
>
> In an accident, like a high speed ground-loop, the pilot may end up
> more or less standing on the rudder pedals. I have seen cracked rudder
> pedals where there was no damage to the nose of the
> glider.......................I suspect this was the issue that lead to
> this AD.
> JJ
>

[CindyASK]

On Jun 24, 4:44 pm, "El Alumbrado" >
wrote:
> "CindyASK" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
> so I thought I'd ask
> my friends and neighbors for confirmation.
>
> Hope you don't mind.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

Perfect sense now.
As a similar vintage female humorist would have said,
"Never mind."

Please though guys, no airframe hammering.
>From Aloft or parked in the loft.

Smiling,
Cindy