Rudder Pedals

I apologize for the quality of the pictures but my camera is broken so I have to take screen shots off footage from a video camera. Here are the rudder pedals installed, but not sanded painted and finished. These pictures show the range of travel on the left side and one image of the right pedal. It's hard to tell what you are looking at so I will try and get some better pictures in the future.

Almost Ready

Finally, here are the floats, I mean outriggers, no I mean amas. All right, they are really "turbo rocket thruster pods."

More Parts and Fixes

Here you can see the results of the work that I've been doing. The rudder has a new and stronger "quadrant". The surfboard has all of it's leaks sealed up now. Also, I shortened the AOA beam by 18 inches to the design specs. The new end of the AOA beam is all sealed with epoxy. I had to cut out the stainless sleeve from the old end and drill a new hole and glue the sleeve into the shortened beam.

The Control Sticks

Rudder Test

The good news is that all the hard work that went into the ailerons has payed off. During the recent test, roll control was effective and powerful even at low speeds. The bad news is that the new rudder board and AOA beam still need a lot of work. I'll update more soon.

Progress Report

The Board is Watertight!

The board is all sealed up and ready to have the rudder bolted in place. In the pictures you can see the shoe being tested while the rudder is temporarily in place.