At 05:51 19 October 2013, Ramy wrote:
We just had another rudder cable failure at the junction with the pedal S
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ube. Luckily this time it happened in a two seater and resulted in lost
of
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rudder control only for the back seat PIC. Fortunately the front seat
passe=
nger was also a licensed pilot and could continue flying the glider, but
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t before they momentarily considered bailout until they realized the
front
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seat still had full control. =20
A similar incident in a single seater last year resulted in a bailout.
Due
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to the pedal spring, a cable failure may result in a full opposite rudder
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nd unrecoverable spin/spiral.=20
It will be a good idea to inspect this area often, and even adjust the
rudd=
er pedal back and forth to expose and inspect more cable. At least in
some
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Type of glider please?
models there should be a plastic sleeve to protect the cable there.=20

Ramy