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04-30-2020, 04:56 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Scio,Oregon
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Custom Stick Grips
I had this idea to make my own stick grips. This is what I came up with. Wife says they look retro...
PTT in the back.
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Steve S.
Rebuilt RV6A Flying!
Scio, OR
EAA Ch. 292
Last edited by Zero4Zulu : 04-30-2020 at 06:35 PM.
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04-30-2020, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Boulder, CO
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That's the best of the homebrew stick grips I've seen so far. Good job!
Dave
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04-30-2020, 06:12 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ridgeland, SC
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gotta love the HAAS machine in the background!
Tom
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RV7A Tail Kit Completed, Fuse started-Pay as I go Plan, on hold while we develop new products for RV builders
Ridgeland, SC
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05-01-2020, 04:07 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Huh?
A smoke switch that you have to hold down just doesn't make any sense to me. I'm open to other opinions but it had better be good.  |
05-01-2020, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Omaha, NE (KMLE)
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Originally Posted by ronschreck
A smoke switch that you have to hold down just doesn't make any sense to me. I'm open to other opinions but it had better be good. |
You know, I cooked up a little switch control for just that kind of thing. A single tap toggles the output (smoke or whatever you please) on or off. Hold it down for more than half a second or so, and it will turn the output on until you release it, then turn it off. Seems like it would be be easy and intuitive to use. I personally don't have a use case for it right now, but I did breadboard the thing and it worked. Wouldn't take much to solder up a few prototypes.
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Omaha, NE
RV-12 # 222 N980KM "Screamin' Canary" (bought flying)
Fisher Celebrity (under construction)
Previous RV-7 project (sold)
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05-01-2020, 07:43 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Scio,Oregon
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Dale, I looked at that relay too. (Press on, press-off) but just decided to put a switch on the panel for the smoke to stay on, if desired. I don’t do aerobatics. I just wanted to be able to output a bit of smoke on occasion. Also I have a indicator light for smoke on.
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Rebuilt RV6A Flying!
Scio, OR
EAA Ch. 292
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05-01-2020, 07:45 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DaleB
You know, I cooked up a little switch control for just that kind of thing. A single tap toggles the output (smoke or whatever you please) on or off. Hold it down for more than half a second or so, and it will turn the output on until you release it, then turn it off. Seems like it would be be easy and intuitive to use. I personally don't have a use case for it right now, but I did breadboard the thing and it worked. Wouldn't take much to solder up a few prototypes.
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I like that! You should also wire a "smoke on" light in parallel with the smoke pump to confirm that the smoke is on or off. Looking behind you is not an option in close formation. |
05-01-2020, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Omaha, NE (KMLE)
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Originally Posted by Zero4Zulu
Dale, I looked at that relay too. (Press on, press-off) but just decided to put a switch on the panel for the smoke to stay on, if desired. I don?t do aerobatics. I just wanted to be able to output a bit of smoke on occasion. Also I have a indicator light for smoke on.
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I'm not talking about something that is currently available, it's something I have cooked up on my own. Not just push-on/push-off. A fully custom solution that gives you a single pushbutton switch that allows use either way without the need for anything else.
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Dale
Omaha, NE
RV-12 # 222 N980KM "Screamin' Canary" (bought flying)
Fisher Celebrity (under construction)
Previous RV-7 project (sold)
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05-02-2020, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Greeley CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ronschreck
A smoke switch that you have to hold down just doesn't make any sense to me. I'm open to other opinions but it had better be good. |
Agree: This switch should be a click on-click off with smoke-on light installed in parallel with the power lead and the light in your line of sight. It would be difficult to fly close formation attempting to hold the button down for a smoke on. |
05-02-2020, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Ruston, Louisiana
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Nice!
Very nice work!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zero4Zulu
I had this idea to make my own stick grips. This is what I came up with. Wife says they look retro...
PTT in the back.
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Ruston, Louisiana
RV-7A N781CM 1,700+ hrs
FFI FL-24
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