Shortened stick (coolie hat trim)
SBlack: I set my front and back sticks parallel according to Vans' instructions. The Tosten grip is fairly tall, so the front stick had to be shortened to fit beneath the panel at full nose down elevator. Then the rear stick was shortened as well so it didn't hit the back of the front seat too firmly (Vans' demonstrator has the paint scraped off the back of the front seat, by the top of the rear stick). I also thought it would be nice to have a slight mechanical advantage over the rear seater, just in case. Got a second stick from Vans which we'll bend to bring the grip aft and up, so I can get a good normal grip with hand and forearm clearing thighs/knees while the grip stops short of my switches along the lower panel at full down elevator. This should allow casual flight with (my) hand at the bottom of the grip/top of stick junction, which I find comfortable. Grip is set up with push to talk on the trigger, CWS on the left button, freq swap on Rt button and ident by small button under the trigger for transmit. Like this combo! Have seen a number of -8's with bent sticks, ? for similar reasons. Incidentally my front stick could not be adjusted farther aft as the stick just contacts the front of the seat ramp when the elevator horn contacts the up stop in the tail. Good luck with your set up!
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Bill Dicus
Shorewood (Milwaukee) Wisconsin
RV-8 N9669D Flying 12/4/14!
Flying Pitts S-2A, Piper Lance
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