Has anyone wired a switch on the panel to allow the disconnection of the copilot's switches on their stick? This would take away the chance of someone disconnecting or changing the trim on a cross country flight . If so, how would you do it without a ton of switches.?
I have one on my (not yet flying) rv-6A. The switch goes between the airplane ground and the ground side of each switch. One 'enable' switch handles all of the switches on the copilot stick.
On side-by-sides, I think this isn't much of an issue, as you can reach over and smack the offending passenger. For tandems, I think it's a great idea, especially if you have trim on the stick.
I have one on my (not yet flying) rv-6A. The switch goes between the airplane ground and the ground side of each switch. One 'enable' switch handles all of the switches on the copilot stick.
This is exactly what I did for my copilot side Infinity grip. I brought all the switch negative wires to a common guarded on-off toggle mounted on the pilot side of the fuel valve cover. The toggle's other terminal is connected to a local ground point on the main spar. Closing the switch enables the copilot stick pitch/roll trim, flaps, PTT, radio flip, and autopilot activate/deactivate button.
Yes, put a toggle switch just above my fuel selector to disconnect the ground to the switches on the copilot infinity stick. Call it my grandson switch. Will post a photo if I can find one.
