Pilot Operating Handbook for the C42 Series
POH C42 SERIES ISSUE1 (B) REV7 25/04/2020
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17.
Particularity with the Option
Handicapped Equipment
17.1
Equipment
If the following additional equipment is installed in the aircraft, it can be
operated without using the feet to control the nose wheel and the rudder:
a.) modified throttle shaft including throttle lever extension
b.) rudder control lever with push rod
c.) placard on the rudder control lever.
Installation must be undertaken in accordance with the instructions of the
manufacturer. The unauthorised alteration of the equipment for
handicapped pilots is not permitted.
17.2
Assembling and Disassembling
The rudder control lever is installed by attaching to the mounted axle in
the main tube and bolting with a hexagonal bolt M8xM40.
The push rod which is attached to the rudder control lever is connected to
the right pedal of the left seat by a quick-release fastener. The sliding
sleeve of the quick-release fastener is then checked for a proper fit in the
locked position.
Throttle lever length is then set so that the knob of the throttle lever is
approximately ten to thirty millimetres under the rudder control lever and
can pass freely under it.
The additional control equipment is disassembled in reversed order
