Jim,
I highly recommend your option of having the trim on the stick.
You don't want to be changing hands on controls etc while trying to do a
go around. Your tooooo busy getting it stabilized and going up and gear
up etc to do anything else. I used the stick grip with four buttons,
Chinese hat on top and a trigger type for transmitting. I works great, I
can talk to the tower, change trim, change frequency all with out my hand
leaving the stick. (except for raising the gear).
Jim Nelson
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> Tony;
>
> In the build process, we installed the Ray Allen control stick grip
> with 4 button
> switches on top, and the push to talk button on the front of the
> grip. The fore
> and aft buttons have the elevator trim. the left and right buttons
> have the
> aileron trim.
>
> We have almost 500 hr. on this set up and and for me, I would not
> have it any
> other way. The ability of being able to trim with my hand on the
> stick as opposed
> to using a rocker switch on the panel in turbulence is worth its
> weight in gold.
> In a go- around situation re-triming the a/c from landing trim to
> full power
> climb, is a matter of holding down a button on the stick, rather
> than having to
> move one of my hands to a rocker switch.
>
> These are just my thoughts on this thread....
>
> Regards
>
> Jim Brown
> N398JB
>
> Tony Renshaw wrote:
>
> <tonyrenshaw@ozemail.com.au>
> >
> > Dave,
> > Thanks very much for the advice. I have not heard much positive
> about the trim
> > unit. I know it is quite powerful. I do however want to keep my
> options open as
> > to what type of stick grip I use. My friend here in Sydney has
> trim on the
> > stick, and also pitch on the left/right buttons. I can't get my
> head around it,
> > or not at least without much thought. I wish the stick grips came
> with 2 lots
> > of button heads in 2 vertical rows. This setup would suit the
> pitch and the
> > trim. They obviously could easily do it, as the switchgear is
> within the grip,
> > only the position of the holes would have to change, supposing the
> switchgear
> > underneath had no conflict. I think I need to give this some more
> thought. I
> > recently had Graham Singleton staying with me here in Sydney and
> he thinks the
> > stick mounted trim could have been contributory to his accident. I
> thought
> > consequently that I would put it on the dash, or at least near the
> throttle
> > somewhere. Do you feel the stick is a good place?
> > Reg
> > Tony Renshaw
> >
> <davedeford@attbi.com>
> > >
> > >> Hello,
> > >> I am thinking about using a multi function rocker switch
> > >> should I choose to use the MAC Servo Speed Control. I want a
> > >> switch that if I 1/2 depress it either for nose up or down,
> > >> well I get 1/2 rate.
> > >
> > >If you use pushbutton switches on the stick for trim, you may not
> want a
> > >reduced speed mode. I find the normal speed to be perfect, both
> for fine
> > >adjustments and for major changes, using the buttons on a MAC
> stick grip.
> > >When using the factory-supplied rocker switch (which we have
> mounted in the
> > >panel), it is harder to make small adjustments.
> > >
> > >Dave DeFord
> > >N135TD
> > >
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