Thumbies V's Pinchers

wat do ppl prefer and why

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• remote
• control
• helicopter
• blade 400
• bradmans
• crash
• cute

[zforce69]

Thumbs, When I pinch, I feel like I don't have enough control over the throttle hold and idle up switches on my Futaba 10c.

[imusbbored76]

@zforce69 Im the same lol.

[gsxr40071b]

they say pinch is better but you need a tray to hold the tx or a seat so you can put the tx on your knee any guesses to what i use lol

[imusbbored76]

thumbie im guessing. i was wondering why they used those tray thingies but after trying some Pinchy Flying i see why now. with just the strap the controller kept tipping so id hav to keep adjusting it. im going to hav to build a tray.

[gofst2]

I started flying helis 8 years ago and used my thumbs after getting used to the old stick controllers driving a R/C trucks-in those days there was no such item as a pistol grip controller. My friend who owned a R/C shop told me to try to switch from thumbs to the pinch method with a neck strap. Well I did and found my flying became MUCH more accurate. To this day while flying planes and helis I still use the pinch and teach others who start out in this hobby to do the same. Pinch all the way!!!!

[jasonm621]

i thumb. always have, always will. I feel like you get more accurate inputs on the outer parts of the controls. but really nothing that a little expo cant help with. i've never had my thumbs slip off which seems to be a problem for some people. but it only takes one slip to crash. just preferance....

[ElvisLovesUs]

I use thumb and finger on the throttle and just a thumb on the right stick. Look forward to experimenting though!!!

So does the wife, HAHAHaHaHa!!!!!!!!! =)

[imusbbored76]

i might give it a go.

[0n3m1s1s0]

erm actually from flying the heli i found if you use just your thumb you have to teach your brain to balance thumb on TX stick 1 point of contact then learn to roll thumb to difrent sides of the stick for each move but if you use 2 points of contact on TX you are already holding the stick steady instead of trying to balance it

[0n3m1s1s0]

for a year i was all thumbs and thought it was the best for me then i got a cheap neck strap (well bodged one from a laptop case actually) and tried thumb n finger one day and was frigging amazed at how much more precise the controls were :O you may never notice it but you try keeping a camera steady on a heli with just ya thumbs? not gonna happen :( so thumb n finger or pinching from how on everyone :D