| Thank you all for the input on the Grip assignments, it's a real help in deciding what to do. Nothing beats experience.
The main reason for placing certain controls on the Grip for me it safety, and then convenience.
As we all know taking off and landing are the most critical phases of flight. What I hope to achieve with the Grip buttons is not to have to take my right hand off the throttle, and to keep my eyes trained on as few things things as possible during those phases of flight. The first thing that comes to mind is Flaps and the second is Speed Brakes and then shutting off the Chelton aural warnings. If I can achieve that without compromising safety, (in the way of accidentally pressing buttons), I feel I've taken some steeps in the right direction. The rest of the buttons are for convenience.
I know from my experience flying Lancair's Legacy, which has the stick too low and the buttons poorly placed, I was constantly accidentally pressing buttons and ending up fighting incorrect trim. For which I am told, the grip is soon to be replaced? So experience tells me to choose the placement and button types carefully.
Kevin Kossi New York Legacy 50%
On Aug 10, 2006, at 3:07 AM, Dominic V Crain wrote: GH, Uh – I guess I was just a bit obtuse – CCT = circuit – as in aerodrome circuit pattern. Sorry. Yeah – I think spring loaded in both directions would be better – but only for me. Cheers mate. Dom
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