Single stick radios???

[JohnSSN700]

Does JR still make single stick radios?? Years ago when I first tried to learn to fly heli's Curtis Youngblood was helping me out alot(this was when he was still in college here) and he had a single stick radio. Just seems like this type of radio would "fit" me better. Thanks for any help.

John

[DavidH]

Curtis still uses a variation of the single stick. He calls in a 2+1.
The difference being the throttle/collective stick still functions on the left side like a normal mode 2 radio. On the right side he has the aileron, elevator and rudder control on the single stick.
Dave Youngblood still uses the single stick radio that is cradled across the left forearm . The throttle/collective is controlled with a slider on the side of the radio.

If the single stick controls are still available. There is a couple of radio service centers that convert any radio to single stick operation. I have seen a couple of Futaba 9Z's that were converted to single stick. Radio South did the conversion. It is not in-expensive to have them do it.

David

[JohnSSN700]

Thank you for the info David. The version I am refering to is the one that Dave Youngblood uses, I could have sworn that's the type that Curtis used back then but that was a longgg time ago!! :wink:

[DavidH]

John,
Curtis did use the same type of single stick as his father Dave. He switched a few years ago to the current configuration that he is now using. Dave builds the single stick radios for Curtis and him. There is no manufactuer I know of that currently produces a Single stick radio on any type. The last one I know that was actually manufactuered as a Single Stick was the Futaba 8 SSH from the mid to late 80's.

David

[JohnSSN700]

Thanks a ton for all your help David. Guess I'll just stick with the norm for now.

John

[neutrocuted]

Update!
I saw Curtis Youngblood this past Saturday and guess what??? He was flying his 12s 90e with his Total G, using 3 Spectrum satellite receivers with a converted JR 12X 2.4 single stick.

I asked him about it because I've never seen anything like it before and he explained that is 'old school' and what he felt most comfortable with. He also said that the left gimbal was "throttle only" and I don't know if he meant throttle and collective or if he controlled pit another way.

Does anyone know if it's both or just the throttle?

[Epoweredrc]

Update!
I saw Curtis Youngblood this past Saturday and guess what??? He was flying his 12s 90e with his Total G, using 3 Spectrum satellite receivers with a converted JR 12X 2.4 single stick.

I asked him about it because I've never seen anything like it before and he explained that is 'old school' and what he felt most comfortable with. He also said that the left gimbal was "throttle only" and I don't know if he meant throttle and collective or if he controlled pit another way.

Does anyone know if it's both or just the throttle?
I am pretty sure its both.... yelp His father has build his own radios for as long as I remember, I remember seeing Curtis fly in the early 1990's his newer style radios with the rudder on the knob on the right stick is totally driffrent from a real Single stick radio, its funny that the OP brought up single stick as my Father just got his old Micro pro 8000 single stick out and converted it to 2.4... I have flown a foamy with it twice seems I did not forget how to do it.

[cbflys]

I'm pretty sure Radio South still does single-stick conversions.

[neutrocuted]

I am pretty sure its both.... yelp His father has build his own radios for as long as I remember, I remember seeing Curtis fly in the early 1990's his newer style radios with the rudder on the knob on the right stick is totally driffrent from a real Single stick radio, its funny that the OP brought up single stick as my Father just got his old Micro pro 8000 single stick out and converted it to 2.4... I have flown a foamy with it twice seems I did not forget how to do it.

Is there an advantage to the rudder being on a knob with the ail & ele?

[Epoweredrc]

Is there an advantage to the rudder being on a knob with the ail & ele?

Some people just like single stick radios, Curtis Youngblood I guess was raised on single sticks and thats all he mostly fly's his website says he can fly a dual stick but not as well.
I never got totally used to it, i always cant find the Rudder stick ( durr your hand is around it lol) but its driffrent being a knob and not a stick.

the throttle takes getting used to being a lever other then a stick also.