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Originally Posted by erich weaver
Im an idiot. Why would having the PTT on the throttle be more desirable than having it on the stick?
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Erich:
Hey, there are no idiots here.
The throttle-mounted PTT has to do with a person's previous experiences, and the "hard-wiring" that results in pilots' brains.
I think you'll find that most of the people who install PTT buttons on their throttles do so because we flew for years in military fighters and trainers, where your left hand was on the throttle, and the left thumb always operated the PTT, speedbrake and other functions. It just gets into your bloodstream, and it seems easier to design the homebuilt airplane to match the neural wiring than the other way around.
I flew a jet with a big-a** cannon in the nose, and my brain is permanently hard-wired to use my right index finger to shoot stuff, so a push-to-talk trigger on the stick is unthinkable to me, and probably a lot of ex-military guys.
The other big reason is that in close formation, having a PTT on the throttle would prevent the pilot from inadvertently "pulsing" the stick slightly when transmitting. (Probably a small factor, but still true.)
So that's the overly-simplified answer as to why some people do weird things with their PTT buttons.
Whatever works for you is great!