Control stick grips.

[Lyndon]

What's a good comfortable grip and what are people putting on it. 

I have manual flaps so we can remove this.

Thanks Lyndon 

 

[Underwood]

I tend to use MX type motorcycle grips, ODI make decent ones

[rgmwa]

Ray Allen make a good but expensive range of stick grips. I just have the basic PTT foam grip but you can get much more fancy ones.

Available from Skyshop or Aircraft Spruce and probably other places. I ordered mine direct from Ray Allen in the US.

[Moneybox]

I bought originals from Evektor. The invoice showed bicycle grips. 

[skippydiesel]

In Cruise, I fly with  the proverbial "two " fingers, about midway down the stick, so that my  arm rests on my knee/thigh. I may add further fingers, as required, in strong turbulence. My hand turned "grips" look good, are comfortable, do give my hand a place to reside in more demanding stages of flight - TO, Climb, descent to Landing.😈

 

[skippydiesel]

Better - more advanced pic;

 PTT buttons are  from JayCar😈

[Moneybox]

8 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

In Cruise, I fly with  the proverbial "two " fingers, about midway down the stick, so that my  arm rests on my knee/thigh. I may add further fingers, as required, in strong turbulence. My hand turned "grips" look good, are comfortable, do give my hand a place to reside in more demanding stages of flight - TO, Climb, descent to Landing.😈

 

Very nice, what timber did you use?

[Moneybox]

I'd really like one of these from Levil.

 

[Lyndon]

 

PTT

Radio flip flop

Trim

AP disconnect

Ident 

AP level 

On the other side a trim and PTT.

Lyndon 

[KRviator]

I use a pair of customized grips from Infinity Aerospace. They are highly customizable for your application in terms of pushbutton (NO/NC/Momentary) or lever-action and have left & right styles available. Well worth it if you want more than a couple of features on your stick.

In my application, I have them assigned as follows:

• Trigger: PTT
• Pinkie: Engine Start (not connected on Coey's grip)
• Thumb pushbutton: AP Disconnect/CWS
• Inboard rocker: Flaps
• 'Coolie hat': Pitch & Roll trim
• Outboard rocker: Rudder trim (Not installed "yet")

The switches usually ground a particular circuit, so if you gang the grounds together, then route them through another NO rocker switch on the panel labelled "Copilot Disc" you can disable all features from the Coey's grip if you don't trust them to not lower the flaps at cruise speed, or similar.
 

[skippydiesel]

15 hours ago, Moneybox said:

Very nice, what timber did you use?

Sorry, no recollection - possibly yellow box.😈

[Red]

18 hours ago, Lyndon said:

 

PTT

Radio flip flop

Trim

AP disconnect

Ident 

AP level 

On the other side a trim and PTT.

Lyndon 

So you want all that on the grip?, would have helped if you said that in the first post

[skippydiesel]

There is a real danger that those with "Top Gun" phantasies, will complicate what should be a simple system and in doing so have less reliable electrical control .

 

Dont know to what aircraft Lyndon is wishing to fit this fancy "stick grip" If its anything less than a military turboprop trainer, he might like to consider - what is to be achieved by doing so?😈

[facthunter]

Simple is safer.  Nev

[danny_galaga]

On 15/06/2025 at 10:56 AM, skippydiesel said:

In Cruise, I fly with  the proverbial "two " fingers, about midway down the stick, so that my  arm rests on my knee/thigh. I may add further fingers, as required, in strong turbulence. My hand turned "grips" look good, are comfortable, do give my hand a place to reside in more demanding stages of flight - TO, Climb, descent to Landing.😈

 

Two fingers? Luxury! The Bushcat has very heavy ailerons. Have to lead with rudder. I suspect if ever I needed to fly an Edwardian aircraft, I would need no further training 😄

[skippydiesel]

11 hours ago, danny_galaga said:

Two fingers? Luxury! The Bushcat has very heavy ailerons. Have to lead with rudder. I suspect if ever I needed to fly an Edwardian aircraft, I would need no further training 😄

Hi Danny,

 

Yes the Sonex Legacy almost flies, in Cruise, hands & feet off. Very light controls. I say almost, because its designed as an aerobatic aircraft (Neutral stability ?) which does mean it does not return to set level/direction if disturbed. No rudder inputs are required, assuming no steep turns initiated,  once established in Cruise, unlike the Zephyr which seemed to like / respond very well to rudder at all stages of flight.