Savannah control Stick grip - what are you using?

[Area-51]

On 22/04/2023 at 2:33 AM, BC0979 said:

Anyone have roo seats? Is the hide similar to cattle?

Roo steak? Serious question 

Roo is softer than cow hide but tougher than sheep and pig skin...

 

Steak is lean and tastes of full iron; unique taste and smell.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Area-51

[BC0979]

Any similarities to Buffalo meat? Buffalo is very lean and has a mild taste, not gamey.

[facthunter]

Only had NT (water) buffalo and it's full flavoured. Generally wild fowl and animals are leaner and more flavour. I don't eat much red meat these days.  Nev

[IBob]

We don't generally chew on our stick grips much round here..........

[facthunter]

Not when people are looking anyhow. Nev

[facthunter]

Certain people have a taste for Leather. (I'm reliably Informed).  Nev

[Marty_d]

Aircraft Spruce sells grips with 1 1/8" hole.

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/hmbltcontrolstick.php

[Kyle Communications]

I am about to make a new stick for my twin stick setup..it will have the Ray Allen grip on it

 

[Marty_d]

Some of the wooden ones available look good.  Maybe I'll try carving one.

[spacesailor]

My sentiment entirely. 

Wood Never gets cold enough to freeze on your hand , also can be shaped to your hand ,  Large or Small .

Made from " Rosewood " it doen't Burn , ( too dense, like Oak & Ironbark ) .

spacesailor

[spacesailor]

Now to get that ' Alloy ' ball , off my joystick & a nice bit of " Driftwood " shaped for my hand-size ! .

But the ' ball ' atop the stick , feels good from any direction 

spacesailor

[facthunter]

Spacey this is a "family safe" forum. remember. The OFF stuff's on the other one. Nev

[spacesailor]

NO nothing like that . Just a Car gearshift ' ball ' .  it looks good & of course being ' upmarket' is well finished .

The Hoon look of yesteryear .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

Yeah I missed out on that. Spent every penny flying Aeroplanes. Nev

[Marty_d]

4 hours ago, spacesailor said:

My sentiment entirely. 

Wood Never gets cold enough to freeze on your hand , also can be shaped to your hand ,  Large or Small .

Made from " Rosewood " it doen't Burn , ( too dense, like Oak & Ironbark ) .

spacesailor

If my joystick is in danger of burning, I've got bigger problems than what the grip is made of...

[spacesailor]

''  If my joystick is in danger of burning,  '' .

Thinking of what you said !.

I will 'cut a vent hole ' in the floor ,of my HummBird  , to vent any ' leaking fuel ' OUT  & away from my body .

The amount of fuel Left from your flight , is of No use when the motor has died .

But will keep the fire going longer.

spacesailor

[Marty_d]

I need to put another tap on the fuel line.  I have a tap for each wing tank, but they're above the header tank which holds 7 litres.  If there was an engine bay fire I wouldn't want fuel continuing to be provided. 

[facthunter]

If you isolate the fuel that's a  good start to handling an engine fire but it could also be lube oil which burns quite well in it's own right. In flight fire is a real emergency where getting back on the ground safely &  quickly is your top priority. Nev

[facthunter]

Even if it catches fire on startup I'm sure you'll give thought to getting out of it quickly. Nev

[Old Koreelah]

Good training is to sit in the cockpit and go though what you’d do in all the emergency scenarious.

Putting hands on the lever, valve, switch as part of that might save a few precious moments when the proverbial happens.

[spacesailor]

'' Good training is to sit in the cockpit and go though what you’d do in all the emergency scenarious. ..

Unless . you do the ' start . OUTSIDE .  Hand propping , may well be a dying art , but at least you can run away from that fire .

spacesailor

[BC0979]

Just to close out this thread, I decided on natural wood grips. I am not talented in wood carving so I found a guy in Oregon that makes them. Thanks for all the valuable

input