Flight and Operation Manual Rev 3.0 on 09-04-2013 - Trixy Aviation

6.3 Steering systemsRudder steeringThe rudder controls are conventional pedals <strong>and</strong> steel wires. A set ofpedals (adjustable for more comfort) in the nose of the cabin areconnected to the nose wheel control via rods. The steel wires controllingthe rudder areattached to the nosewheel controls <strong>and</strong>lead back to therudder inside theframe.Optionally a secondset of pedals may beinstalled for the copilotwhich is alsoconnected to the setof pedals in the frontvia rods. This way therudder can becontrolled from bothseats.Throttle <strong>and</strong> wheel brake control unitThe throttle <strong>and</strong> the choke are on the left side of the pilot’s seat. Thethrottle lever is connected to thecarburetors via cable controls, wherebythe back position is idle <strong>and</strong> theforward position is full power.An engine cold start requires chokecontrol. For this purpose the chokelever must be pulled all the way back(towards the throttle) <strong>and</strong> the throttle issat to idle. After starting the engine ashort warm up phase should followbefore returning the chocke lever allthe way to the forward position.Optionally a throttle lever can be mounted left of the co-pilot’s seat <strong>and</strong>is then connected to the front throttle lever via rods.<strong>Flight</strong> <strong>and</strong> operation manual G 4-2 <strong>Rev</strong>ision <strong>3.0</strong> – 09.04.2013 59