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Main Discussion > Poll::: How many fly with fingertips as opposed to thumbs??

Rcbry
Senior Heliman
Location: USA

I've been flying heli for 15 years now and have always flown with my thumbs and index fingers on the sticks with a neckstrap. I've recently tried flying a little with my thumbs and i'm finding that at least with the rudder I don't seem to inadvertently deflect the rudder with doing large collective movements.

I was curious how the rest of you handled the stix and why you like it.

Rcbry

02-19-2005 Over year old.

Aaron29
Key Veteran
Location: Bossier City, LA

Thumbs only here -

-Aaron

02-19-2005 Over year old.

dragonlord
Veteran
Location: luton uk

well i fly well bad with me thumbs.

so I pinch and use a tray fly much smoother that way.

02-19-2005 Over year old.

JitsuGuy
Veteran
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Thumbs and fingers on right stick and just thumb on left stick. I dunno, it's just how I fly.

02-19-2005 Over year old.

Vigor3DFX
Veteran
Location: Oakthorpe, Midlands, UK.

Always use the pincer thumb and finger,
When picked up my 1st Tx in 1979 at 11yo i just held it like that as if it were natural.
Only used a neckstrap in the last year.

Tony

02-19-2005 Over year old.

DOKEY
rrProfessor
Location: Northampton UK

Right or wrong I'm a thumb man (not dumb man

)

Tried a few years back to do finger and thumb using a tray, although I felt more comfortable doing precision hovering, I just didn't like flying around like it. Occasionally I try finger and thumb just to amuse myself

Check the gallery!

02-19-2005 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

rroback
Elite Veteran
Location: Irvine (UCI), Ca

I do both, depending on if I use a strap or not.. which.. depends on my mood. I think, I can be more precise with thumb and middle finer, but I'm more comfortable, no strap, and using just thumb on top.

Rhett... I can't fly, luckily the HC Profi Can!

02-19-2005 Over year old.

Drunk Monk
rrProfessor
Location: Preston, UK

Thumbs over here too

Stephen

I only open my mouth to change feet.....

02-19-2005 Over year old.

RobRoy
Key Veteran
Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Thumbs here, learned that way on planks, I've tried the pinch method, just don't feel natural to me.

Ignorance is curable, stupidity is for life.

02-19-2005 Over year old.

Nordbo
Heliman
Location: Sortland, Norway

Started out with thumbs only but changed to pinch after a while. For me the pinch style feels more accurate.

02-19-2005 Over year old.

AlanR8
Key Veteran
Location: Saddleworth near Manchester (UK)

Fingers and thumbs and a tranny tray

Alan
http://heliweb.co.uk
Raptor 90, YS 91 ST4, MP2. What a blast!

02-19-2005 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

CHamm
Senior Heliman
Location: Shellsburg, Iowa

Thumbs for me, just cant get the hang of pinch piloting.

Instant Gratification is as good as it gets!!!

02-19-2005 Over year old.

SLiebl
Senior Heliman
Location: Lancaster, PA - USA

Thumbs only for me too.
I did recently try a neckstrap, and I really like it.

-Steve

02-19-2005 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

FBaity
Senior Heliman
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL

Thumbs with neckstrap.

02-19-2005 Over year old.

nivlek
rrProfessor
Location: Norfolk England

I fly finger and thumb and a neckstrap.I can fly a fixed wing with no neckstrap but wouldn't dare even try to hover a heli with out one.I have a corded XRB and even had to fix a neck strap to its tx because, even although they hover themselves, it just didn't feel comfortable to me.
Anyway, when I learned to fly fixed wing back in '78, my instructor made me fly finger and thumb because "full size pilots don't fly with the palm of their hand flat on top of the stick".