I see what appear to be CH rudder pedals in the photos. How do they
compare to your Pathfinder. I've tried the pedals and found them to
be much more sensitive than my Cherokee's pedals. I think it may be
partly due to their very light feedback pressure. Is there some way
to increase the rudder pressure feedback?

Well, we're going WAY off-topic here, but yes, the rudder pedals have
been an "issue" with our Kiwi from the start.

The basic trouble is this: The CH pedals are differential, meaning
that they are linked together, When you push the left one down, the
right one comes back, and vice versa.

Thus, the only way to keep pressure feedback on the pedals is to
"train" yourself to keep pressue on BOTH pedals, so that when you push
one, the pressure of your other foot is keeping you from slamming it
all the way to the floor.

After practice, this works fine -- but newbies invariably oscillate
down the taxiways and runways, pushing the pedals to the stops. Also,
it's then very easy to apply the brakes, so you have to train yourself
to only use your heels on the rudders.

Since this is a prototype for sims we want to install at the Iowa
Children's Museum, we're talking about eliminating the rudders
altogether, and just leaving "auto rudder" on in the program, in order
to keep the kids from running off the runway all the time.

I'm looking for a better solution, because I want absolute realism.
Unfortunately, in the absence of "force-feedback" rudder pedals, I
don't know what else to try.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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