parallelogram stick

On Jan 10, 11:19*pm, Derek C wrote:

DG300 and he was OK the second time. I think he must have been caught
out by the general twitchiness in pitch of this type and the unusual
movement of the stick, which was different to what he was used to.

Derek C

Derek -

As a DG-300 owner I'd argue that the ship isn't "twitchy". However,
the control forces are fairly light (pleasantly so, when you go for an
all-day flight). Most modern glass ships are like this, and don't
present any particular safety risk. Side-note: If you learn on a
Schweizer then EVERY glass ship is going to feel twitchy by
comparison! :-P

Also - all parallelogram sticks are not created equal. I disliked the
Zuni II parallelogram stick (put my wrist at an odd angle); but I love
my DG-300 stick. So much of the ergonomics and control of any
aircraft come down to personal preference, and there's NO substitute
for putting your butt in the seat and trying it out (even if its just
on the ground)!

As for people talking about G-loading affecting the stick force -
here's a little sketch I made for some power-pilots to explain the
problem with a "normal" (pivoting) stick that is offset to the rear:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink

Enjoy,

--Noel