Has anybody devised a method of securely placing a joystick between their legs for GA flying. I have the Saitek yoke clamped to my desk and I hate removing it every time I fly a "stick". ...............Well we all have our problems.!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Anthony,

 

Center sticks are difficult to get set up. I usually deal with combat simulator people that use sticks almost exclusively and the better way is generally a side-stick configuration. If you've got a chair with arms on it, try to work out a bracket or shelf at the front of the arm so that when your arm is lying on the arm of the chair, your hand falls naturally onto the stick handle without having to bend your arm or your wrist. Usually putting them on the desk is a tiresome configuration anyway, it's too high and you end up with your arm having to go up at an angle from your elbow and your wrist bending to grab the stick. It's uncomfortable and tiring.

 

Usually they set them just ahead of the arm of the chair and dropped a bit below it so that in straight and level flight your arm rests on the arm of the chair and your wrist doesn't have to bend. Something similar on the left can be used for a separate throttle if you get one of those at some point.

 

You end up with better control, your arm and wrist don't tire so quickly, and if the stick has hat switches and buttons on it they're much easier to reach with the stick in that position. When your arm is coming upward and your wrist has to bend to grab it, the POV hat and the whatever else is up at the top of the stick can be very difficult to operate, especially if you have smaller hands.

 

You might browse look around some of the combat sim forums at the pictures of the cockpits those guys build, mostly all they use are joysticks, and see if you can get some ideas there.

 

Best regards,

 

- Bob

 

The StickWorks

http://www.stickworks.com

I have the same problem. I am going to design something out of electrical conduit that I can use my bender with. And then make a attachment that will let me mount it to my chair that is also easily removable. I hate having to move my yoke every time I want to fly a stick airplane. I will post a shot when I get it done.

 

Josh

 

Thanks for tips, looking forward to pic @FreeBird

Thanks for tips, looking forward to pic @FreeBird

Here is my build for having my Flight stick mounted onto my chair. This all cost me about $10 and everything can be gotten at Lowes or Home Depot electrical and hardware departments. By using the thumb screw underneath the char it is very easy to remove and put aside. You can cut the 90DEG elbow for the height and forward positions but in my case I didn't have to. I use Velcro to mount the stick unto the 4" electrical box. I will be painting everything black soon.

 

 

 

Parts

 

2 - 4" SQ Box

 

2 - 1/2" conduit connectors

 

1 - 4" square cover

 

1 - 1/4 by 1.25 inch bolt

 

1 - 1/4 nut

 

1 - 1/4" bar knob

 

1 - 1/2" 90 DEG elbow

 

1 pack of 4" by 2" Velcro pads

 

 

That's ingenious, I love it. I'm going to give this a go and thanks for the detailed instructions. I'm going to change my logitech joystick for a very simple replacement. I find that I accidentally operate the rudder axis when flying "stick" and I don't need it as I have Saitek rudder pedals. Even if I disable rudder axis I still find the "turning" of the joystick disorientating.

http://www.rogerdodg...flightsims.html

 

 

search Internet, lot of stuff out there for homemade ideas