7, not a 14, but my switch is on the Tosten military grips and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I did my training in a 7 that had flaps on the panel and that had me looking in the cockpit on final to positively identify the switch. This convinced me to put them on the stick. Head down on final is not a good idea. Run it through a GAD27 so there’s no risk of bumping the flaps down at cruise speed. Also have flaps on copilot sticks, but can disconnect easily if necessary with a molex connector at the base of the stick.
Tom.
On my RV8, I put the switch on the Infinity grip and a dedicated flap switch on the panel as a backup, in the case the switch on the grip fails. The switches are connected to the flap controller module so the wiring is more simple.
Mine is above the throttle in such way that I can push it while my hand is on the throttle. Unless there is a switch that disables flap above a certain speed, I would not be putting it on the stick.
toggle switch right next to the throttle so I never need to look for it. On approach or go-around your hand will be on the throttle anyway and you can use your thumb
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I like a big manual handle that hangs from the ceiling …. Oh wait - I’m thinking Carbon Cub!
Honestly, I prefer the flap switch on the stick grip, on the thumb side so I have to reach for it. I’ve got two planes set up that way, and two with switches on the panel next to the throttles where I can get at them with my hand on the Go/NoGo lever. I have flown so many airplanes with switches/levers/dials/handles in so many different places that I don’t do anything by rote. But I fly my own airplanes with switches on the grips enough that I am always reaching for flaps with my thumb - I just prefer it that way.
There’s no “right” answer - if you do a poll, I bet it turns out fifty-fifty….
Paul
Paul
Curious...
Do you prefer the natural location of your thumb? Right handed stick would be top left.
Not a -14, but in both of my -7's I placed it just above and to the left of the throttle.
I'm just not a fan of "extra" functions on the stick...
Not a -14, but in both of my -7's I placed it just above and to the left of the throttle.
I'm just not a fan of "extra" functions on the stick...
As an aside, I always liked manual flaps in Cessnas, and might have done that in my -6. But while I was building I was fortunate enough to get 50 or so hrs in a manual flaps RV-6 and that convinced me that in SBS RVs, the geometry of the manual flap handle is far less than ideal. So that's why I chose electric flaps in the -6. Dunno if manual flaps are even an option in the newer models? But in case so, food for thought.