Rudder Tailwheel linkage redux

[Bryan_Cotton]

@4redwings

First, is this tailwheel familiar to anyone?

That looks like a Peter Anson tailwheel. That’s the upgrade! I recently bought one but have not installed it yet. Tailwheel shimmy is just not a thing in the Sonex line.

Edit: check out this thread.

Tailwheel fork

Our stock tailwheel fork has caused some issues. A couple years ago it was cracking at the bend, and the pivot bolt started dragging. I welded it back up, and welded on some reinforcements. Seemed ok until last weekend. Flying 2-up it was dragging really bad, especially when we hit a bump or crack. Here is the old fork with a brand new 4” wheel. With a worn wheel clearance was nil. [original modified fork] Here are the new and old fork together. The new one goes down about 12 degrees WRT the …