So with me moving on working in the Fuselage I did some rearranging of my garage workshop.
I moved the wings back into the corner. I also turned the Fuselage around to have easier access to the flight deck. (The latest FAA’s handbooks says that even a small Cessna 150 is now a flight deck and not a cockpit 😀).
To get around easier, I also moved one of the work tables up and formed a T-shape.
![Garage workshop rearranged a bit.](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210307155326-1024x768.jpg)
I am going with the standard Sling configuration of T-bar rudder pedals and the central brake instead of differential braking.
This makes the installation and setup simpler without the hydraulics in the pedals. When I did my test flight of the TSi it was easy to steer it without differential braking.
I inventoried all the parts for the rudder pedals the other day. It took a bit to find the pedal hardware bag. But luckily Juliana found it buried in my mountain of hardware bags on the table in the background.
I noticed that the right side pedal bar had cleaned up attach points, but the left side was missing it. So I had a bit of shaving it off to do. It was pretty easy using a utility knive and then a bit of sand paper to finish it off.
![Before removing the paint for the control points](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210308_000609960_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
![After removing the paint for the control points](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210308_001919260_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
With that bit cleared up, all I had to do was slowly build it all up. I had to do a lot of moving left and right of the Fuselage to be able to reach down to put everything in.
![The empty bracket for the rudder pedals to install into](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210307_233535193_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
![clecoing the brackets that hold the pedals in place](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210307_234012177_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
![Bottom brackets riveted in](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210307_235300292_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
With the bottom brackets installed I started putting it all together.
![Pedal bars in place and moving freely with the removed paint on both sides.](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210308_001940723_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
![Top of the brackets clecoed in place that lock the pedal bars in place and final testing for easy free moving of both bars.](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210308_003149301_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
With the brackets in place, I then temporarily put together the stops with the AN bolts. That way I don’t have to go looking for the hardware later when I attach the rudder cables to the pedals.
![Temporary installation of the stops with the AN bolts (but not tightened, since the rudder cables will connect to them).](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210308_005111001_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
The next step was to rivet the brackets in place. This was trickier than I thought due to the tight space. In retrospect I should have temporarily put the brackets together before putting them in, which would have made reaming the holes a lot easier since I couldn’t fit my drill in properly, so I had to turn the reamer bit with my hand for a bit.
![Brackets riveted in place](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210308_011206663_iOS-1024x768.jpg)
And finally, attaching the pedals to the bars. There are 3 possible depths and I’m not sure yet which will be the best fit. For now I put them on loosely until I have fit the seats and can do a test sit.
![Rudder Pedals attached](https://slingtsi.rueker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210308_012145800_iOS-1024x768.jpg)