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tomhanaway
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Location: Murphy, NC
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 Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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The infinity grip instructions call for cutting a 1/2" wide x 1.25" long slot in the back side of the actual control stick to allow the wire routing to clear around the lower boss fitting/ allen head screw of the grip. Essentially the same size cut as in the supplied spacer.
I'm not real excited about cutting that much metal out of the control stick and would just like to confirm that this is what everyone has done.
Also, if you did cut it, what did you use to cut the slot? Angle grinder?
Thanks in advance,
Tom Hanaway
Boynton Beach, FL
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Jim Berry
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Location: Denver
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject: Re: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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Tom,
The Infinity grips wont fit unless you cut the slot. I drilled a hole to create the curve at the bottom of the slot, then cut the straight sides with a Dremel.
Jim Berry
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recapen(at)earthlink.net
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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Didn't cut either of mine - a little more hassle getting the wires to stay
out of the way while you're putting the grip halves together....
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johngoodman
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Location: GA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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I'm getting ready to do the exact same thing. I was hoping the spacer just "fit into the slot" with no stick cutting, but apparently not.
To begin with, how much of the top of the stick do you have to remove? Leave a couple of inches for the spacer perhaps?
John
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nukeflyboy
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Location: Granbury, TX
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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See the photos below. You should consider making the stick as short as possible to provide clearance from the instrument panel (freedom of movement). Cut the notch as directed, but be sure to "clock" them about 20-30 degrees inboard. This is to align your hand to the grip in the sitting position without cocking your wrist back.
If you are careful you can route the wires thru the control column.
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gengrumpy(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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Before shortening the stick, put the seat in, sit in it and see where
you want your hand and arm to rest......
grumpy
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rv10builder(at)verizon.ne
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:55 pm Post subject: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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When clocking the grips it is best to have the seat in the aircraft,
position yourself the way you expect you'llfly than grasp the grip and move
it around until comfortable, may be 5 degrees, may be 30 but it will vary
from side to side so make sure you don't guess this.
Also in my case once you put the blue harness through the hole it is pretty
much not coming out again due to the curve(s) the harness does from the top
, into the hole and down the stick.
My stick is as low as it will go on the stick, does not hit the panel in a
full nose dive configuration.
Pascal
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From: "nukeflyboy" <flymoore(at)charter.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 7:34 PM
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Subject: Re: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick
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ricksked(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick |
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FWIW, I don't recommend running the harness from any stick grip through the tube of the stick, secure it to the outside of the stick.
I had a intermittent co-pilot PTT, had the wire been run on the outside it would have been much easier to troubleshoot, find and fix. Moving forward on the next build that's what I'm doing. Lesson learned from experience, if you want to hide it Abby makes a nice stick boot/cover to take care of that. Oh, for you inquring minds, it was a piss-poor strip, followed by a piss-poor crimp..only worked on the ground, failed in the air unless you put the stick in what would have resulted in an outside inverted snap roll...I choose to have the button not work in lieu of that maneuver. 
Rick S.
N246RS
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When clocking the grips it is best to have the seat in the aircraft,
position yourself the way you expect you'llfly than grasp the grip and move
it around until comfortable, may be 5 degrees, may be 30 but it will vary
from side to side so make sure you don't guess this.
Also in my case once you put the blue harness through the hole it is pretty
much not coming out again due to the curve(s) the harness does from the top
, into the hole and down the stick.
My stick is as low as it will go on the stick, does not hit the panel in a
full nose dive configuration.
Pascal
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From: "nukeflyboy" <flymoore(at)charter.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 7:34 PM
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Subject: Re: infinity grips-cutting notch in contol stick
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> See the photos below. You should consider making the stick as short as
> possible to provide clearance from the instrument panel (freedom of
> movement). Cut the notch as directed, but be sure to "clock" them about
> 20-30 degrees inboard. This is to align your hand to the grip in the
> sitting position without cocking your wrist back.
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> If you are careful you can route the wires thru the control column.
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> RV-10 QB - FWF
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