[color=#FF0099]Dick,

Dave taught me to use the "pinch" method. I had used the G3 simulator a few times out at the field before I started taking lessons and one of our pilots, Henry, spotted me and said "Whoa Bev, why are you using only your thumbs...get your other finger up on the sticks". Then, of course Dave said the same thing. And yes, I have a neck strap...I use it most of the time, but if I'm letting friends fly the plane too, I don't strap in so I can hand off the transmitter easier. I haven't had a problem holding onto the transmitter, and playing with the switches and trims, but then again, this is the method I learned, so it's what I'm used to.
Bev