Rudder lock

What ideas have everyone come up with for a rudder lock for our 10's?
I tried a soft rubber tube in the rudder to stop any movement, but a gust of wind showed it didn't work.

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Rudder Locks

There is a rudder lock that someone is selling.

http://www.rvtraining.com/html/gust_lock.html

Tim Olsen has one in his plane but I think he modified it slightly so that it pushed against the rudder pedal and not the master cylinders.

I will take a picture of the one I made next time I am at the hanger. It works perfect. I bought a small expandable roller rod and added some PVC fittings. It wedges between the pedals and the floor beneath the stick and locks in. I think I spent $25.00 on parts and I made it 15 minutes before a weekend trip. I will sell my prototype for 3 easy payments of $19.95. haha

For the ailerons and elevator I use the seat belt with a couple of wraps then lock it in.

Here's ours ... http://www.checca.net/n468acrudderlock.htm

Brakes too?

n468ac said:

Here's ours ... http://www.checca.net/n468acrudderlock.htm

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Love it. PVC, using this idea I could also make a brake.

Thanks for the info it gives me an idea of how to make one, thanks

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My Gust lock and a commercial one

Here's a write-up on mine:
http://www.myrv10.com/tips/accessories/control_locks/index.html

And here's one that's smaller and lighter that's available commercially...see
http://www.rvtraining.com for more info.

Tim

I copied Checca's

n468ac said:

Here's ours ... http://www.checca.net/n468acrudderlock.htm

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I copied the Checcas' design except did not bother to put in a hinge. I find I can just wiggle it a little and it snaps on. It's an excellent design - thanks, guys! - and has the outstanding advantages of 1] strength and 2] it absolutely cannot be forgotten before flight. You can also put it on before you get out on a windy day, thus covering a small window of risk.

hevansrv7a said:

I copied the Checcas' design except did not bother to put in a hinge. I find I can just wiggle it a little and it snaps on. It's an excellent design - thanks, guys! - and has the outstanding advantages of 1] strength and 2] it absolutely cannot be forgotten before flight. You can also put it on before you get out on a windy day, thus covering a small window of risk.

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thanks for the compliments

Rudder Pedal Lock

Here are the shots of the rudder lock that I made. I works great.



Like I said before, it is a small paint roller handle that is expandable and locks with a twist.

I like this idea I'll make one tomorrow.

Thanks

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