My original plans with the control sticks was to use Infinity Aerospace stick grips. Unfortunately, no amount of trimming of the stick base was enough to create clearance from the throttle and mixture controls with these stick grips. If I had installed a throttle quadrant instead of the standard vernier controls, they would have worked out.
So I went with plan B and bought the standard Vans stick grips. These provide *just* enough clearance from the throttle and mixture controls, and they clear the bottom of the panel. There is still interference if the cabin heat vent is on and the stick is in the full forward and left/right positions, but there really isn’t anything I can do to avoid that.
The sticks just needed to have their base holes drilled, and the wire harness connectors replaced with my setup, and they were ready to install.
