how do you control your sticks?

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.

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


Enrique

Same as the last post

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.

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.

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!)

Thumbs and Fingers, seems to give a more positive and refinied feel than just the thumbs.

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....

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


Steve

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

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.

Phil

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.


Paul

I use the full-fist method..................oh....wait ................... is this the BattleBot forum?

Just thumbs, no strap or tray.

how about both???

Thumb and index finger. Can't fly any other way.

Irfan.

I second that Luckyli it was only a Twin Jet electrical plane

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!

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..

thumbs slip! esspecailly in the cold weather in the UK

Daytona,
Excellent Idea !

Ray

Why do you think that we have opposible thumbs ??? Thumbs and fingers for me - better control!!

Thumns for me, i just cant get used to thumb and finger, but i wished id learned that way