My control stick hits the throttle when it is full forward and full right. I have the Affortable Panel XL (An inch lower than Van's panel) with the control mounting bracket centered and under the panel. I have the Infinity grip.
When I put the grip on I didn't have my seats yet so I sat on cushions and determined how much to cut off the stick so it would feel right and clear the bottom of the panel. I knew it bumped into the throttle but at that time I didn't have the wings on with all the push tubes hooked up - I figured the ailerons would limit the travel of the stick so it wouldn't hit anything. WRONG!!!
I don't see any way around this other than to pull all the control cables and build a new control mounting bracket. It appears that I'll have to move the throttle and prop control over (I don't have mixture since it's a FADEC) and maybe a second row for the cabin heat and parking brake. I looked at the many pictures on this site of panels and it looks like some of those should have had the same problem and I can't help but think I've missed something? Has anyone else run into this? Do you have any suggestions?
I'm getting close to engine start and I'm not happy about this!
Danny
When I put the grip on I didn't have my seats yet so I sat on cushions and determined how much to cut off the stick so it would feel right and clear the bottom of the panel. I knew it bumped into the throttle but at that time I didn't have the wings on with all the push tubes hooked up - I figured the ailerons would limit the travel of the stick so it wouldn't hit anything. WRONG!!!
I don't see any way around this other than to pull all the control cables and build a new control mounting bracket. It appears that I'll have to move the throttle and prop control over (I don't have mixture since it's a FADEC) and maybe a second row for the cabin heat and parking brake. I looked at the many pictures on this site of panels and it looks like some of those should have had the same problem and I can't help but think I've missed something? Has anyone else run into this? Do you have any suggestions?
I'm getting close to engine start and I'm not happy about this!
Danny