There's a fair amount in the archives on this, but limiting the front stick in an -8 to passing below the panel is not the best/only way to roll, literally. I have been through probably three stick iterations, first one was a short arrangement that cleared below the panel. Second, I tried bending the stick and you just can't get the offsets right with the stick diameter and available lengths. The best and current configuration I have is one with a mitered aft offset at the top of the stick. This allows for a much more comfortable and "normal" stick location. IMO.