Thanks for all the replies, they have been very helpful. I should have been more specific, these are to be used on a PC control unit I'm putting together, rather than an actual aircraft. I don't think there are any good options for airbrakes and flaps at the moment when flying sims, so decided to come up with something myself Cheers Tom
----- Original Message ----- From: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." To:"Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Cc: Sent:Sun, 4 Jun 2017 20:52:38 +1000 Subject:Re: [Aus-soaring] Air brake handles Agree with Bob and bike grips The Germans often use blue handles off skiing stocks. The slot at back is for the strap. Also stick grips are black ski stock handles again with slot for strap. Sometimes a bit hard to find in some areas in Australia. At corner store in Germany. Some gliders like all Astir's use the black ski stocks but these can easily come off stick in flight. There is an AD on some models of astirs(not all but should Be) the the grip coming off. I always add a 3mm SS screw at base of grip as fools in the past have put their head through the canopy and then I had to flop some perspex and glue in a 30cm circle. Adding the screw before the head goes through canopy is much easier!! Ian McPhee 0428847642 Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia On 4 Jun 2017 19:38, "Bob Ward" wrote: Tom, Airbrake handles are no problem, as blue bicycle grip s will do the job. Available from any bicycle retailer. Trim knobs? A little more difficult, unless you can describe the shape of the original. Typically, these control knobs have a 6 mm internal thread which is a metal insert into the plastic grip Any handy person with access to a lathe could produce such an insert, which would then be epoxied into a suitable knob. such as a green plastic ball. I think that most commercial glider facilities would have expertise to the skills require for the fabrication of a trim knob. I hope this helps you. What I have described applieS to a glass fibre gliderS. IF YOU NEED HANDLES FOR OLDER STEEL TUBE FUSELAGES, THEN PLEASE GET BACK TO ME OFF LINE. regards Bob Ward -----Original Message----- From: Tom Wilksch Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 5:54 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: [Aus-soaring] Air brake handles Afternoon all Could anybody advise a good place to purchase things like airbrake handles and trim knobs? Thanks Tom W _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] [2] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring [3] _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] [4] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring [5] Links: ------ [1] mailto:[email protected] [2] mailto:[email protected] [3] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring [4] mailto:[email protected] [5] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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