Engine controls, and all other controls in the cockpit, should be labeled as to function and direction. It is standard practice to use black for throttle, blue for prop and red for mixture. Imagine jumping into this cockpit and looking for the throttle! The blue knob in this airplane was used as a throttle, a vernier one at that! There was no black knob at all. Not good.
In Case You Missed It
Second Chance Six
Tenley Ong - 0
Part 11: Starting to wire my Advanced Flight Systems panel, installing a new fuel selector and more!
Kit Confidential—Hardware Kits
Kerry Fores - 2
I may be guilty of sitting on this story too long. In 2003, on...
Wind Tunnel
Increasing the weight of an aircraft will affect its performance in all phases of flight.

![Last Bits [Credit: Lisa Turner]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Inspections-1-scaled.jpg?w=218&h=150&crop=1)
![Weight In The Balance [Credit: Eric Powell]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AdobeStock_1043661239-scaled.jpeg?w=218&h=150&crop=1)








