This is the greatest hobby ever!!!
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From: winkler,
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This hobby is the best! I have a twin brother that lost the use of alot his right side just after he recieved an LT40 as a gift. Once home from the hospital i helped him build his plane. Once complete i had decided i had better learn to fly so i can help him fly his. I bought a PT40 and soloed shortly thereafter. With a special tray and a buddy cord he can fly all he wants. He just needs help for takeoff and landing because he can control only one stick. I have a friend who is in a wheel chair with limited use of his arms, he to is flying. I have had to give up many physical activities becuase of Rhuematoid Arthritis (im only 30) But flying is no problem. I'm saying any of this for pitty, im saying that with a bunch of guys at our club that care more about seeing those who have difficulties overcome them, anything is possible. I LOVE FLYING
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Very good to hear you are having a good time with this hobby
A hint that MIGHT be of use... you can move the primary flight controls to the left stick... and use the right for rudder and throttle. The stick assignments are NOT written in stone. Its VERY simple to move the ratchet from the left stick to the right... and the spring from the right to the left.
If you want to maintain buddy box compatiblity of the "left handed" box to a "right handed" box... its just a matter of trading which potentiometers are in which stick. Radio South will trade em if you don't feel you can yourself... just tell em what you need. (If you ORDER the radio modified that way, saying why... they generally do it cheap.
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There could be a bunch of people this can help... remember it.

A hint that MIGHT be of use... you can move the primary flight controls to the left stick... and use the right for rudder and throttle. The stick assignments are NOT written in stone. Its VERY simple to move the ratchet from the left stick to the right... and the spring from the right to the left.
If you want to maintain buddy box compatiblity of the "left handed" box to a "right handed" box... its just a matter of trading which potentiometers are in which stick. Radio South will trade em if you don't feel you can yourself... just tell em what you need. (If you ORDER the radio modified that way, saying why... they generally do it cheap.
)There could be a bunch of people this can help... remember it.
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