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Just a mini poll for the real pilots.
Do you use the wrist rest?

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I used them in the sim all the time, but then I'm not a real pilot... Sad

I will tell you that anyone who has had to do some work in the right console wishes that neither rest was there...They always seem to be in the way... Mad

Newbie Joined: Jan 26, 2004 Posts: 7 Status: Offline

Elbow rest yes, wrist rest no. In fact I don't know anyone who uses the wrist rest. On some bfm flights, especially defensive, I don't use the elbow rest either. Bfm can get violent and I've cut my arm on the rest. Of course my left knuckles have bleed as well (from hitting the spider guard when going to AB).

-JF

Enthusiast Joined: Feb 10, 2004 Posts: 72 Status: Offline

Never used the wrist rest. The little platform just below the stick is sufficient for me. But I've just started on the jet...I might use it in BFM I don't know yet. Even the stick is in the way when trying to take a glance at the cabin altitude...The arm rest however is realy nice.

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Only if the squadron intell officer has provided "appropriate" mission prep materials while crossing the pond (HUSLTER).

Cylon

Cylon wrote:

Only if the squadron intell officer has provided "appropriate" mission prep materials while crossing the pond (HUSLTER).

Cylon

Wrist gets a little tired eh? Wink

Is this part of the Combat Grip program? Laughing

Ahem,

Used the wrist doofer all the time.

Maybe because I was a 'normal' human being and didn't do 200 pound curls all the time.

Maybe the thing helped me to pull more gees using my emaciated arms.

Enthusiast Joined: Jul 01, 2004 Posts: 23 Status: Offline

That'd be a no on the wristrest. I use the arm rest though. By the way, who ever looks at the cabin altitude? That's like saying you use the whiskey compass or clock.

Enthusiast Joined: Feb 10, 2004 Posts: 72 Status: Offline

don't agree...I check it at least 2 times each flight...

...since "Cabin Press" light is off, I don't find the need to check cabin altitude! Cool

Yo!

One thing about that wrist doofer was you could use it versus the towel rack when pulling your body around.

That's when you were extending at zero gee and didn't need to hold the stick.

Cabin pressure? Hell, as long as I could keep my cigarette lit, I didn't care........

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One of the great quotes concerning the gee-LOC incidents was when we looked at the film you see on the TV specials. The IP came into the squad and told us we had to see this video. Was a family model, front seat stud went into la la land, IP recovered the jet with Wildcat Mountain getting VEEEEERY LARGE out front. First comment by a troop watching the HUD video was," Gee, xxxxx, guess that knocked the ashes off of your cigarette!"..... I still laugh about that one.

out,

Enthusiast Joined: Feb 10, 2004 Posts: 72 Status: Offline

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...since "Cabin Press" light is off, I don't find the need to check cabin altitude!

Mhhh, that's like saying 'I don't need the FTIT indicator, if something is wrong: the engine light will come on' or 'I don't need the airspeed indicator, as long as I don't hear the tone everything is ok...'
My point is, it doesn't cost me more than 2 sec to know my cabin pressure is ok, so why not take a glance at it... Some pilots like to calculate their final aproach speed just to check if the AoA indicator is correct (they tried to teach me that but I always forget it). Is that a waste of time? Does it make him a control freak?...I don't care, if it gives him/here that warm fuzzy feeling why not do it...

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Just remember to thow the cig outside before you start a fight, just like Pappy Boyington did. Very Happy

Enthusiast Joined: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 47 Status: Offline

I used the wrist rest all the time. First I would break it off and use it to smash the clock, then break the whiskey compass and drink the whiskey, then wedge it against the cabin alt. to ensure there was no way I could see it.

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