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| Subject: | Re: RV-8 "Curved Control Stick" Option...? |
Matt,
I bought my bent stick from Todd in '04 and had to beg him to make one then.
He was winding down his stick bending operation because it was taking too
much time.
You could probably bend your own and I suspect he would tell you how to do
it.
I understand you fill the stick with sand before bending so as to not create
dimples at the bends.
Mine offsets the stick grip to the rear about an inch or so but does not
create any additional panel clearance. My stick grip clears the panel by only
1/8" or so. I used that little clearance because guys flying 8s told me that
you never use that much forward stick during flight, so I wasn't worried
about fitting my thumb between the stick and panel.
I lost my early photos of the bent stick, but you can see a recent photo on
my web site at _http://www.rv-8a.net/2007.htm_ (http://www.rv-8a.net/2007.htm)
and scroll down to 28 Jun 07.
Stan Sutterfield
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