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Offline lilsquid

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How Should I Fly
« on: April 10, 2010, 06:39:04 PM »
i was pushed out of the back of a truck going around 45 mph. My left hand is broke and all the tendons are broke to :cry, but i still want to fly. i have a seperate throttle any ideas on how to get my throttle under control?
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2010, 06:41:46 PM »
i was pushed out of the back of a truck going around 45 mph. My left hand is broke and all the tendons are broke to :cry, but i still want to fly. i have a seperate throttle any ideas on how to get my throttle under control?
maybe use a slider on your stick as the throttle.
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2010, 06:42:31 PM »
saitek X-52 no slider on stick
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2010, 06:45:08 PM »
Not sure how feasible it is but if you have rudder pedals with the toe brakes (like the CH products) you could remap one of those axis to throttle, only downside would be that you'd have to leave it depressed all the time, not sure how long before your foot would get tired.
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2010, 06:47:36 PM »
oh sweet controller
ok you know the mode selector? the middle spot can be no change in throttle, and the other positions change throttle
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2010, 07:06:10 PM »
My X52 has a slider on the throttle stick, Were ya doing a NOE run when you fell out?
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2010, 07:35:27 PM »
My X52 has a slider on the throttle stick, Were ya doing a NOE run when you fell out?

lol yup and the problem is i cant grab the throttle quadret im a righty left hand just jangs there cannot even move fingers all tendons are ripped clean in half
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2010, 07:41:21 PM »
If you have a cast and can move your arm slightly...velcro dots.  a coulpe on the cast a couple on the top of the throttle....sticky  backed that is.

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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2010, 08:35:44 PM »
Bind 2 buttons on your stick one to 100% throttle one 0%. That is how I've always flown.
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2010, 08:42:58 PM »
i was pushed out of the back of a truck going around 45 mph. My left hand is broke and all the tendons are broke to :cry, but i still want to fly. i have a seperate throttle any ideas on how to get my throttle under control?
Damn man, I'm just glad you are alright. 45mph is like a death sentence.
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2010, 08:52:49 PM »
Glad to hear your still alive and that really sucks about your tendons, did they do, or are they going to, surgery for it?

Hope you kick the persons donut that pushed you out. I know I would be, that is when you get better.
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2010, 08:54:48 PM »
I'm with spikes, chris henry, a nfl football player,died getting pushed out of truck around 30mph.

Thank god your ok
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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2010, 09:35:51 PM »
i was pushed out of the back of a truck going around 45 mph. My left hand is broke and all the tendons are broke to :cry, but i still want to fly. i have a seperate throttle any ideas on how to get my throttle under control?
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Offline RaptorL

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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2010, 09:40:49 PM »
Ok i'm going to say it. Why were you pushed out if the back of a moving truck at 45 mph?

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Re: How Should I Fly
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2010, 09:54:41 PM »
i was pushed out of the back of a truck going around 45 mph. My left hand is broke and all the tendons are broke to :cry, but i still want to fly. i have a seperate throttle any ideas on how to get my throttle under control?

the first thing you should do, is worry about healing yourself up right. if you don't, you WILL regret it later in life.

the second thing, is after you're healed, to kick the snot outta the jerk that pushed ya outta the truck.
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