Jay Honeck writes:

Nope. Most spam cans are stable in level flight, and -- since most
flight is level -- your feet can remain firmly planted on the floor.

The only time my feet are on the rudders is during take-offs, landings,
and maneuvers.

Does placing your feet back on the pedals cause any movement in the
rudder, or is it more resistant to inadvertent movement than that?

One thing I've noticed with the CH pedals that we bought for the Kiwi
(our flight sim) -- it's too easy to fly around with the toe brakes on.

Yes, that seems to be a problem with sim pedals. You can set the dead
zone higher on the brakes to avoid actually having them applied, but
you might still be pressing forward on the pedals.

Real aircraft rudders (that have toe brakes) don't work that way, so,
no, you don't have to hold your toes back whenever your feet are
resting on the pedals.

So how do they work? You have to extend your foot (press the toes
forward) to apply the brakes, right? Which in turn implies that you
might have to deliberately hold the tip of your foot back in order to
avoid applying the brakes. I've always wondered about that.

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