<html><div style='background-color:'><P>Ron and I use the same tray - an all-wood tray just larger than the transmitter - backboard clamps onto the transmitter top handle; adjustable-height wooden 'paddles' on either side of the TX for hand rests. Hangs on a cloth strap around the pilot's neck - Weighs 2-4 ounces or something. Picture to follow this evening. </P>
<P>I've used this tray for about 6 years and don't like anything else for precision flying, but it did take a couple of flights to get used to. </P>
<P>That said, some other things to help with el/ail stick control- after all, it's about changing a learned behavior at this point, regardless of tray, strap or freehand. <BR>1. Make the aileron spring tension higher than the eleve stick tension- most tx's have adjustable tension -may have to pull the tx backplate to get to them. (actually, make the ail tension as high as it'll go and the elev tension higher than stock. Tony Stillman / Radio South has stiff tx stick springs that work really well.) <BR>2. Whether using a strap or a tray, try flying w/ thumb and forefinger holding the stick tip, NOT with the thumb on top of the stick. This takes practice too. <BR>3. flying drill: From straight and level flight, pull a big loop using only your forefinger - just pulling straight back on the stick. Then after that works well, add the thumb following the forefinger pull. Then work on controlling the plane throughout the flight w/ thumb and forefinger. </P>
<P>and yes, a tray will probably help with all of the above. </P>
<P>My $.02 - Rick </P>
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From: <I>ronlock@comcast.net</I><BR>Reply-To: <I>NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org></I><BR>To: <I>NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Xmitr Tray</I><BR>Date: <I>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:46:47 +0000</I><BR><BR>
<DIV>I find that a tray tends to stabilize my hand to transmitter "interface" and</DIV>
<DIV>probably contributes to more accurate inputs. My tray provides a small </DIV>
<DIV>pad where the heels of my hands rest, and a neck strap attached to each</DIV>
<DIV>side of the tray.</DIV>
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<DIV>Maybe Rick Wallace has a diagram of it?</DIV>
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<DIV>Later, Ron Lockhart</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Jay Marshall" <lightfoot@sc.rr.com> <BR><BR>> <BR>> I find that I have a dumb thumb problem with cross-coupling X-Y axis on the <BR>> Al-El stick on the transmitter and was thinking that a xmitr tray might <BR>> help. Any thoughts on this and recommendations on which to use? <BR>> <BR>> Jay Marshall <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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