Scott, I'm working on my RV7A stick & have seen a lot about drilling a hole in the side of the stick and also shortening length of the stick to accomodate the length of the stick grip. I do not want to drill a hole in the side of the stick. I'll run the wires out the bottom and connet them to appropriate controls (A/P, trim, PTT) I'm using a Ray Allen G407 F Stick grip which has a "Cooley" hat for trm control on both sticks. If I do not trim off about 1 5/8 inches of the stick, the grip will hit the panel in the full forward position. Is it acceptable to trim the stick enough to keep the top of the grip at the same relative position in the full forward position as the bare stick? I'm assuming that the additional weight of the grip does not have an adverse effect on the control stick. Does my plan, if used, maintain the design characteristics for the stick.
Thanks,
Mac Burton