Originally Posted by
Alex Jay
As for the Mix and Pitch, these throttles actually have an added mechanism to the slide function, as well as sliding up and down, they also have a twist function, where you rotate the knob left and right, you do this to 'trim' the throttle as you will need to fine adjust the mix and pitch which is essential for flying both VFR and IFR and engine tuning is priority.
I forgot to mention that the mix and pitch levers have a locking function via the button in the middle, and the main throttle is just a friction lock type!