VH-UNR writes:

For a new pilot, while your on the ground yes, your claves can become
sore, because your whole foot is on the rudder peddle, thats if you
have toe brakes. once your ready to take off, as my instructor says,
part of your pre-takeoff checklist should inclue a saying, heels on
floor. The rudder becomes extremely responsive once you start you run
up and you should only be placing you balls of your feet on the pedel
to control them, still resting your heels on the floor. This is very
important during the takeoff roll as your really do not want to hit
them brakes. as the other guys said, if your ot having to balance a
turn or manouver then you can take you feet of the rudder.

Hmm ... I didn't think of that. In pictures it looks like the pedals
are raised considerably off the floor. I've had trouble visualizing
exactly how the pilot's feet fit on the pedals. Pictures of the
pedals aren't very clear, and I've never seen a photo that shows how
the pilot puts his feet on the pedals.

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