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control stick extension for children?
- Thread starter prkaye
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just a quick and dirty drawing.
Yeah, I've modified a booster seat by cutting out for the control stick, but still can't get her far enough forward without interfering with the stick. A stick that first curves forward to clear the booster, then up, and then aft over the booster seat would be perfect. I never thought of using PVC... I'll play around and see if I can rig something up.
G-force
Well Known Member
That would be my concern, loosing aft travel if you found yourself in an emergency landing. Perhaps not attach it as ridgidly as hose clamps would (velcro?), or drill a decent size hole near the stick so you could jut break it off in an instant if you needed.
rv7charlie
Well Known Member
To avoid interference:
Just invert the U. Either make an omega shape coming out of the T fitting, or make a parallel type clamp for a plain inverted U. Google 'whitman tailwind control stick' for reference, then envision turning one side of the assembly 90 degrees.
Charlie
Just invert the U. Either make an omega shape coming out of the T fitting, or make a parallel type clamp for a plain inverted U. Google 'whitman tailwind control stick' for reference, then envision turning one side of the assembly 90 degrees.
Charlie
rv7charlie
Well Known Member
That would work, but I was thinking about an 'up & over' style.
http://airpigz.com/blog/2011/10/29/spotted-for-sale-18500-wittman-tailwind-speed-on-the-cheap.html
2nd pic on the page shows the Whitman stick, which comes up & over the leg. Clamp a big inverted U to the front side of the stick, with the other leg of the U back toward & above the seat.
http://airpigz.com/blog/2011/10/29/spotted-for-sale-18500-wittman-tailwind-speed-on-the-cheap.html
2nd pic on the page shows the Whitman stick, which comes up & over the leg. Clamp a big inverted U to the front side of the stick, with the other leg of the U back toward & above the seat.
rv7charlie
Well Known Member
For what the copper cost, I'd polish it.
