Canadian investigators discovered damage that jammed the rudder mechanism of a Pilatus PC-24 which suffered control problems during climb en route to Kelowna.

Tiller push/pull based autohelm for a sailboat. Project includes C++ code, CAD files, circuit board files, and pictures. This design was started in June, 2021 and it is almost complete, just requiring ...

The tiller arm was found to be beyond economical repair so a new one was ordered from the original manufacturer. Material for a new stock was on long delivery so it was decided to repair the existing ...

Finally, these emergency tillers should provide a way of securing the tiller onto the shaft rudder stock as, in the boisterous conditions these may be used in, it is best if they can be counted on to ...

Introduction A buddy of mine has a sea kayak outfitted with a USA-made Smart Track™ rudder control system where the aluminium tiller plate has recently broken due to an apparent shear failure. As he ...

The lifting of the buoyant pole with each wave was levering up the emergency tiller. Burton feared either the base of the tiller would sheer off, disabling the system, or worse, break the rudder ...