---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 07/14/10: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:04 AM - Re: Barefoot on the Brakes (bjones@dmv.com) 2. 08:06 AM - Re: Kitfox-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 07/13/10 (Mark Napier (napierm)) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:04:05 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Barefoot on the Brakes From: bjones@dmv.com For the last 400 hours, the shoes have come off as soon as I fire up the 912 in my model IV down here in the Florida Keys. Not only do I have better "feel" for the brake pedals, but the rudder pedals move into a recessed area in the fire wall and my fat tennis shoes tread would sometime hit the side of the recess risking havoc. Doors off, bare foot, T-shirt, and shorts overflying crystall clear waters, watching the rays and sharks swimming over the sandy areas, looking for those ledges in the coral that are full of lobsters ready to be caught when I return by boat. BJ N154K do not archive > Chris, I took my brake levers off, put a tourch on them and bent them > forward at least an inch just above the rod tab. I still have trouble > keeping my toes off of them! It would be easier if the rudder pedals were > longer. I have a size 10 foot. I think a size 6 would be about right. > > Pat Reilly > Mod 3 582 REBUILT > Rockford, IL > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:46 PM, carlisle wrote: > >> >> Ever since I saw a friend's picture of him flying a Bell 47 helicopter, >> shot up through the glass bubble, with his bare toes wrapped around the >> anti-torque pedals, I've wanted to fly my Kitfox that way. >> >> Well, I did it today and learned a lesson. No matter how conscious you >> think you are of keeping your toes off the brakes during landing, >> they're >> not. So all that weaving around that I do, especially when landing on >> pavement (and a couple of ground loops) now makes more sense to me. I >> think >> I should adjust the brake pedals (standard Matco on my Model II) so that >> they are well clear of my toes unless I make a concerted effort >> 'enpointe' >> to actuate them. >> >> Anyone have any magic tricks? >> >> Chris >> Model II, 582 >> Sioux Falls, SD >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=304626#304626 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Pat Reilly > Mod 3 582 Rebuild > Rockford,IL > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:06:49 AM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: RE: Kitfox-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 07/13/10 From: "Mark Napier (napierm)" What works well is to get a "right" hand (passenger) set of "E" brake pedals for a KF 4. The center hinge tube is a little short so I welded about a 1" extension to make it long enough. This gives you the same pedals as the KF4 and they worked well for me. The only remaining issue was that my big right foot (size 11) would sometimes catch of the throttle cable bell-crank so I had to remember to keep it low. You could get John and Debra to make you a pair with a longer center tube and even powder coat them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Barefoot on the Brakes From: Patrick Reilly Chris, I took my brake levers off, put a tourch on them and bent them forward at least an inch just above the rod tab. I still have trouble keeping my toes off of them! It would be easier if the rudder pedals were longer. I have a size 10 foot. I think a size 6 would be about right. Pat Reilly Mod 3 582 REBUILT Rockford, IL On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:46 PM, carlisle wrote: > > Ever since I saw a friend's picture of him flying a Bell 47 helicopter, > shot up through the glass bubble, with his bare toes wrapped around the > anti-torque pedals, I've wanted to fly my Kitfox that way. > > Well, I did it today and learned a lesson. No matter how conscious you > think you are of keeping your toes off the brakes during landing, they're > not. So all that weaving around that I do, especially when landing on > pavement (and a couple of ground loops) now makes more sense to me. I think > I should adjust the brake pedals (standard Matco on my Model II) so that > they are well clear of my toes unless I make a concerted effort 'enpointe' > to actuate them. > > Anyone have any magic tricks? > > Chris > Model II, 582 > Sioux Falls, SD > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=304626#304626 > > -- Pat Reilly Mod 3 582 Rebuild Rockford,IL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kitfox-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kitfox-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kitfox-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kitfox-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.