Rudder pedal floor board close out

[Have-Purple]

I am sorting out the floor boards on my Companion QB and it seems that the floor boards end right before the rudder padals, leaving a good sized gap between the floor boards and the firewall. Has anyone closed this space out (taking into account the V shaped connection of the pedal mechanism that is below grade)?

Matt Brennan

[DBeaulieu]

I did so with my Patrol to reduce FOD and draft potential

[OhioLSA]

The floorboards of the LSA kit leave the same open space. I just cut a small piece of aluminum to fit.

[alaskabearhawk]

FWIW, I just copied what Eric Newton did on his BH. I terminated the floorboard with a 1/2in lip to keep things from rolling forward. It's simpler that fabricating some bits forward to the firewall and has worked out fine so far.

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