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From: "Rumburg, William" <wrumburg@cdicorp.com>
To: "'lancair.list@olsusa.com'" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: RE: LC20 Dual Rudder Controls
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:58:49 -0400
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After hearing some negative comments from Don Goetz regarding
right side rudder control problems with the current design,
Angier Ames requested that those who have installed right side 
rudder control relate their experience. Below is a copy of my response.
I want to forward it to everyone who is building and have yet to decide,
so that they do not become biased against the current design.
 IT WORKS WELL !


Angier-

    Hi again ! 
 Several years ago during my building, I decided to install dual rudder
controls, but intuition told me not to install right side brakes. 
    As you know, the plane cannot be operated from the right seat on the
ground without brakes, however I didn't see that as a drawback, if you 
stop and think it through. The following years seemed to prove my intuition
correct, as there have been MANY reports of problems with dual brakes.
    I don't know where Don is coming from with his statements on dual 
rudders. I installed them per the manual and everything works perfectly.
   You splice them into the pilot side cables just forward of the standoffs.
    In the August-September issue of LNN, I published a diagram for a 
much better method of attaching the cables to the pedals on BOTH sides.

                                          Bill Rumburg
                                          N403WR   (Sonic Boom)