Good post. Thanks for the hints. Some that I never even considered.. hand launching electrics, for instance. Good point.

As I said, I used one from time to time, different types. Robart had one that was foam with a cup-can holder.. of course, for a soft drink.. [X(] No, I never use other types of beverages at the field, by the way.. well, maybe coffee or water.

I had another one that was quite expensive, made of what looked like plexiglass. It lasted me about three months. It split right down the middle.

Good point about the hand gesture, though

No ribbing, though, because a lot of the guys use them, especially the pattern folks. One in particular was from a company in California that is no longer in business. Very nice. It was made from wood, and had pads for the hands to rest on. From what I could see, the design did not obscure access to switches. The pilot was using an Airtronics Stylus transmitter, which I believe is a 9 channel transmitter, so lots of switches. My most complex transmitter that I own is the Spektrum DX7 so it's not that complicated.

One that I did have, used thumb screws to hold the transmitter down. I accidentally overtightened it and broke the plastic handle at the top of the TX. It was an Airtroics RD6000 tx.

CGr.