Doh. Throttle Body!
I was thinking of a quadrant that sits where your arm and hand naturally fall.
I drive with my hand on the gear selector in the car. I thought I would fashion a console just like in a modern motor car.

Cheers

Steve Izett
On 28/06/2013, at 3:03 PM, Andrew Martin <andrew@martinag.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Steve
> TB=throttle body
>
> I built a quadrant out of Jarrah and steel for my plane, took a bit of work to get the shape and weight I wanted but in the end it works and controls throttle and prop, and has good ergonomics. I don't have a preference to quadrant or push/pull as long as they are placed correctly. the throttle needs to be at a natural position for your non flying hand.
> just don't do it like the early Jabiru's with the throttle on the floor between your crotch, that's just plain wrong!
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew Martin
>