Rudder (1st Question !!)

[AndyT]

Thats scary.
How many of you have real hours in a real plane?

[mpl330]

Hi Mark,
Remember you are not 'pushing' the aircraft in the direction you want i.e. you do not push the right foot to push the right hand side in front of the left so that it goes left...

[Taupax]

Now im lost 2 completely different answers !

Left pedal further towards front of the plane than right pedal i go right and vice versa ? like a steering wheel

[mpl330]

No not like a steering wheel.
Left pedal for left, right pedal for right...

[Joe Cygan]

No not like a steering wheel.
Left pedal for left, right pedal for right...

The rudder is located on the back edge of the stabilizer, or fin, and is controlled by 2 pedals at the pilot's feet.
When the pilot pushes the left pedal, the rudder moves to the left and this in turn causes the airplane to yaw to the left, because the air running over the stabilizer and rudder is now pushing harder on the left side of the rudder than on the right.

[AndyT]

Again very simply,

To turn left, push the left pedal.
To turn right, push the right pedal.

Anything more than that can be confusing.

[mpl330]

Again very simply,

To turn left, push the left pedal.
To turn right, push the right pedal.

Anything more than that can be confusing.

Think this is what we are all saying isn't it???

Mind you, its so long since I was able to do a flight I may have forgetten - one day soon my sim will be flyable again!!!

[Taupax]

Um ok thanks guys sorry for being a pain.

[Westozy]

TO TURN LEFT = LEFT PEDAL UP RIGHT PEDAL DOWN this is the correct way to turn left

Errrrrrrrrrrrrr wrong sorry!

Plus, left toe brake assists left turn vice versa. Some aircraft eg Eagle 150, left brake won't engage until the rudder pedal is fully left.

Gwyn

[AndyT]

Taupax,
No problem. It happens to all of us when we first start flying. Just get it right now before you are in a real plane....