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MS19087 06-14-2019 07:53 PM

Difference between van?s RV14 stick and Tosten?
 
Why buy the Tosten RV14 sticks? Are they cut shorter or configured differently?

Thanks

DaveO 06-14-2019 09:29 PM

One reason might be that they are prewired. Sorta like plug and play.

Bavafa 06-15-2019 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by control (Post 1352988)
Yes they are shorter, Tosten grips on the original Vans sticks becomes to long. It is possible to shorten them yourselves...

Undoubtedly one would need to cut it and this is what you get if you buy the stick and grip combination from VANs. If you don?t cut it short, you will definitely run into some limitation of stick movement that will hit the panel but cutting it is easy.

Bsquared 06-15-2019 08:59 AM

I haven?t progressed that far in my build....what is the configuration of the stock grip delivered with the kit?

rvbuilder2002 06-15-2019 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bsquared (Post 1353035)
I haven?t progressed that far in my build....what is the configuration of the stock grip delivered with the kit?

The standard kit includes just the bare stick. The grip used is up to the builder to choose.

The Tosten sticks are a good option since they are pre-wired and ready to install.

MED 06-15-2019 12:14 PM

What Scott said. The Tosten grip is prewired and plugs into the standard fuselage harness. It has a flap switch, elevator/aileron trim switch, and an autopilot cut-off switch, along with the "pull" to talk radio/guns trigger. Fits great and the wiring is painless. :cool:

iamtheari 06-15-2019 12:51 PM

Are the Tosten sticks predrilled to fit the bases?

MCA 06-15-2019 01:04 PM

Tosten sticks come with different adapters to fit different aircraft. There's also a new shaft for -14. https://tostenmanufacturing.com/prod...control-shaft/

MED 06-15-2019 04:22 PM

My sticks were not predrilled. The ?socket? they fit into is predrilled and I had to match drill the sticks.

iamtheari 06-17-2019 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MED (Post 1353113)
My sticks were not predrilled. The ?socket? they fit into is predrilled and I had to match drill the sticks.

That's true of the Van's sticks that come with the kit. Is it also true of the Tosten sticks? The sockets are already in my plane and I really do not want to remove them or try to match drill the sticks with the sockets in place. It was hard enough to put those things in before the side skins went on.


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