I am a not so new flier, and at the same time a totally high tech kinda guy. I have 199 flights on my Kadet Sr. 80" wing span, OS 40 motor, I use a co-pilot, and a futaba 9CHP digital transmitter.
I also use a RCTRAYMANUSA.COM Transmitter Tray. That's a no brainer because I wanted to get rid of the neck strap that almost cost me my plane in the pits. I had bumped the throttle while hooking it onto the transmitter.
OK so I started to fly without the strap. You know that barehanded I'm The Man Style. This was OK until my hands got sweaty or needed a rest. The thing is that with a $450.00 Transmitter, with every bell and whistle, and a tiny computer on my plane (the CO-Pilot) I never went through a day of flying in fear of crashing. Some Worries and a few Ya Hoos, But I have always believed my plane was just that, MY PLANE. Not a box of parts put together so that they would become parts again.
I have no preconceived notions about how to fly or even what being a R/C pilot is. I just Want to have FUN. So I now know this. There is a list of things you have to do to put on a neck strap. A LIST. With my RCTRAYMANUSA.COM Transmitter Tray I just pick up my terrific, 100% adjustable, strong, Tray and slip it onto my shoulders. To take it off I just slip it off . Nothing goes over my head and my hands stay clear of both the joy sticks and switches.
Thats it. On and Off. No List. No bending. No neck strap adventures.
I fly with my hands resting on the wrist rests with no tension or energy waisted on holding the transmitter. The Tray fits me and the other 1400 people that have bought it perfectly because thats how adjustable it was made to be.
My flying is Safer ( no neck strap stories ).
My Flying is more Accurate ( The Thumb/Finger or Thumb only debate ends both work better because your hands only deal with the flying and not the holding).
My Flying is more FUN ( that whole little conversation about where my hands are where is the switch I want has ended ) I can just fly.
So what can I say. Everyone has their way of doing what they do out there. Until now no one has been able to enjoy this quality of workmanship, and the peace of mind that comes with it, because the RCTRAYMANUSA.COM Transmitter Tray has only been in the market place Since Jan 1,2003. With Beta testing in 2002 a bit more.
In meeting the thousands of people at the trade shows I have had the fun of having a booth at the only thing that I have run into that stops a guy from buying one is some preconceived notion. Some thought that a transmitter tray is like using training wheels, or is for a beginner.
Yes, Other Transmitter Trays, use to be that poorly, cheaply. made piece of gear. Many trays still have ( and I can't believe it ) NECK STRAPS, or Go Over You Head Like a Hard Neck Strap. Sorry about the capitols.
The fact is that the only reason not to use this tray is the one you make up not to. The pilots who get to use one just love it. You can fly the way you always have, or you can fly the way you always hoped you would. Better, Safer, more comfortably. I do.
Thanks you for taking the time to read this.
Jeff Sandler www.RCTRAYMANUSA.COM 818-982-5518