New knobs or gimbals

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Comment by Eric on April 3, 2009 at 3:37pm

I wonder if you tried the three-quarter inch or the half-inch variety. I bought the half-inch and I think they would work better if I had the wider version. I use two fingers but even so there is a design flaw. The top edges are smooth when they should be serrated. I'm going to file my and see if it works better. Will be nice to figure out how to fly with thumbs only for winter flying with gloves.

Now that I have these things, I think that the bigger issue for me is not the shape or size of the knobs - it's the amount of tension on the sticks. I think I need to try lowering it!

-- Eric

Comment by Ian Downunder on April 3, 2009 at 9:48am

I came across these knobs some time ago. Had a go of the person's transmitter, knowing even without trying, that there was something wrong with this design. Sure, they're big and bulky but think about it for a moment. Have a close look at the design. Nothing unusual? Nothing unusual until you try to use them. The problem is that if you are a 'two finger' flier, i.e. thumbs on sticks, the gimbals should be convex - not concave. When you move your fingers in any direction, your thumb actually lifts away from the centre and tends to sit on the edge of the gimbal. If you were to keep your thumb embedded in the concave area, you would find that your thumb movement would feel quite awkward and stiff-like. The standard or convex gimbal allows the thumb to move freely on the ball of the thumb no matter which direction or how far you move it. Perhaps if you are a 'four fingers' flier, in which case you would hold the sticks on the outside diameter, then this would be okay.

Ian.