No disrespect here at all, but the South Vietnamese pilot's I trained (early 70's), used 2x4 blocks and rubber bands. They never had any complaints at all. Far as I can remember, that solution worked very well with no unsafe issues at all.
There is at least one fatality related to using rudder pedal extensions that I know of - Vicky Cruise, the world class aerobatic pilot.
I haven't seen the extensions from Vans, but would definitely discourage the use of something cobbled together.
I have the Van's extensions and they are great. Very strong, solid and secure. They are bolted on and I never have to worry that they will fall off or loosen.
My extensions, purchased from Vans in 2016, clamp onto the pedals. Clamping force comes from an integral spring (really hard to explain!). I've used them for 80+ hours without any concerns or loosening. I suspect moving the seat back/cushion forward would produce the same effect.
We offer rudder pedal extensions at Aerosport Products. We 3D print them on our industrial HP Multi-jet Fusion 3D Printer out of PA12 Nylon. This is a real-deal machine that prints in production material, not the toys that most people seem to be amazed by. We can make them as large as you would like and can also customize them with N-number or whatever else you would like. Feel free to contact me for more info.
More info on the printer that we have. If you have any other projects, we would love to help.
http://aerosportmodeling.com/hp-jet-fusion-3d-printing/
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Van's does not produce rudder pedal extensions for the RV-12, they discontinued them. Does anyone have a set they would like to sell? Or, does someone have drawings or pictures of the pedals?
I have seen several other versions but would like to see what Van's extensions looked like.
We offer rudder pedal extensions at Aerosport Products. We 3D print them on our industrial HP Multi-jet Fusion 3D Printer out of PA12 Nylon. This is a real-deal machine that prints in production material, not the toys that most people seem to be amazed by. We can make them as large as you would like and can also customize them with N-number or whatever else you would like. Feel free to contact me for more info.
More info on the printer that we have. If you have any other projects, we would love to help.
http://aerosportmodeling.com/hp-jet-fusion-3d-printing/
[email protected]
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