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Old 12-21-2004, 01:25 PM
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Default thumbs or thumb&finger

how do you control your sticks?
Old 12-21-2004, 01:50 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

Hi,
I have a MX22 so I'm using only thumbs.
But I want to buy a MC24 and I have to learn to put my fingers on it too.
I don't know if will be better.
Old 12-21-2004, 01:58 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

Thumbs on planes, thumbs and fingers and neck strap on helis ....


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Old 12-21-2004, 02:49 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

Same as the last post
Old 12-21-2004, 03:06 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

I have tried using thumbs and fingers, I don't know how people do it. I couldn't control the plane very well, so its thumbs for me.
Old 12-21-2004, 03:21 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

I remember that whilst learning how to fly, the instructor (now a good friend) always used his thumbs, but told me to use fingers. 'Don't do as I do, do as I say'

Depends how precise I want to be with my flying. I find fingers easier for precision. Thumbs for relaxed.
Old 12-21-2004, 05:02 PM
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with the current sate of my fingers, i say
thumb and fingers.
with a nile neckstrap, (i have dropped my
tranny before, a bee flew into me, lucky i was only
taxing!)
Old 12-21-2004, 05:15 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

Thumbs and Fingers, seems to give a more positive and refinied feel than just the thumbs.
Old 12-21-2004, 05:58 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

Thumbs and index finger for me.
Feel I have much more precise control that way.

I got curios one time and tried the thumbs only... Almost crashed the darn thing....
Old 12-21-2004, 06:19 PM
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Thumbs & index fingers for me!! I feel much more in control when flying this way..I dont feel near as in control when using just thumbs.I tried that once & the controls get way too sensitive I felt..I just feel you can get much more finer input when you use your indexs & thumbs

Plus I was always leary of just thumbs for fear of my thumb slipping off the stick somehow while in flight..Could happen you just never know [X(] 2 digits is better for me than just one LOL


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Old 12-21-2004, 06:32 PM
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ORIGINAL: Steve S
for fear of my thumb slipping off the stick somehow while in flight...
Whilst I was carrying out a low, high alpha pass over the field with a sportster, lets just say it suddenly became a landing. its been thumb and index from then on
Old 12-21-2004, 07:09 PM
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My thumbs only tends to subscribe an arc that causes unwanted aileron input when moving the elevator. This is much less of a problem with thumbs/index-finger. Feedback on position seems to be more precise also.

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Old 12-21-2004, 07:56 PM
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I use both thumbs and thumbs&fingers throughout a flight. It all depends on the type of flying I am doing. For flying a basic pattern, I use thumbs only. I use thumbs & fingers for more precise maneuvers like 4 point rolls or knife edge flight.


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Old 12-21-2004, 09:16 PM
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I use the full-fist method..................oh....wait ................... is this the BattleBot forum?
Old 12-21-2004, 09:22 PM
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Just thumbs, no strap or tray.
Old 12-22-2004, 12:04 AM
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how about both???
Old 12-22-2004, 12:53 AM
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Thumb and index finger. Can't fly any other way.

Irfan.
Old 12-22-2004, 01:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: SAP_2000

Thumbs and index finger for me.
Feel I have much more precise control that way.

I got curios one time and tried the thumbs only... Almost crashed the darn thing....
I second that Luckyli it was only a Twin Jet electrical plane
Old 12-22-2004, 10:45 AM
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ORIGINAL: KFalcon

Just thumbs, no strap or tray.
I second that..... For me it may be because I grew up in the video game age, no need for index finger on Nintendo, SNES, or Playstation (had to be good with the thumb to beat all of my buddies). So I never needed it in RC either.
Old 12-22-2004, 01:49 PM
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I second that..... For me it may be because I grew up in the video game age, no need for index finger on Nintendo, SNES, or Playstation (had to be good with the thumb to beat all of my buddies). So I never needed it in RC either.

Good point, never thought of it that way. That explains why when I tried to use thumb and finger it felt terrible. I had 1,000,000 hours using just thumbs on my nintendo as a kid!
Old 12-22-2004, 02:22 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

amazingly close poll,,one of many benefits of thumb & finger is a trick i found..,, when i go inverted , i instantly/automaticly make my thm&fing tips make a V shape that the stick rests in.. when u do this u cannot pull the stick ,u can still push it fwd and to the side but will never panic and pull it into the ground..
Old 12-22-2004, 04:13 PM
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thumbs slip! esspecailly in the cold weather in the UK
Old 12-22-2004, 10:21 PM
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Default RE: thumbs or thumb&finger

Daytona,
i instantly/automaticly make my thm&fing tips make a V shape that the stick rests in.. when u do this u cannot pull the stick ,u can still push it fwd and to the side but will never panic and pull it into the ground..
Excellent Idea !

Ray
Old 12-23-2004, 05:56 AM
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Why do you think that we have opposible thumbs ??? Thumbs and fingers for me - better control!!
Old 12-23-2004, 06:18 AM
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Thumns for me, i just cant get used to thumb and finger, but i wished id learned that way

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