Excellent product. Easy to use and very easy to install on a PA18-181

Yves Verified Purchase

THE CONTROL SAVER REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT PA28 1997 AND LATER

Easy to install. Fits my Piper 6XTC. Easy to store when removed.

Be careful when ordering this product. Make sure it is suitable for your aircraft model. Information on Spruces website is not accurate and needs to be properly updated. I told them this when I returned the product I received for the correct product. I had to contact the manufacturer for the correct information.

What a simple yet effective device. Took me only a few minutes to install and it works like a charm.

Better than using seat belt

I purchased this control lock for my PA-28 a few weeks ago. It was extremely easy to install using the two screws that were already present on the left side of the throttle column. Works like a charm in keeping the control surfaces in place when the plane is not in use. And no more stretching the left seatbelt to the max when leaving at the end of the day.

Great item. Ive gotten it for 3 different planes.

This control lock is easy to install and only required about 5-10 minutes to: 1) Remove the gear status indication bulbs, 2) Remove two Phillips head screws on the pilot side throttle quadrant, 3) Align the adjustable control lock linkage to match the quadrant screw holes, 4) Reinstall the screws and bulbs. The nylon straps that slip over the control wheels are adjustable in length and fit perfectly on to the ram horns. This is a well-built and well-designed product that protects the aircraft controls at a reasonable price.

Simple to install, holds controls, reasonably priced, would buy it again if I had more than one aircraft!

Work perfectly. Good quality. Easy installation. Definitely better than strapping a seat belt around the yoke! (1977 Piper Turbo Arrow III)

Comes with everything you need to secure your flight controls without running a seatbelt through them. Highly recommend.

Great product, great service.

Exactly what I was looking for! Keeps the controls in place during windy conditions out on the ramp. Quick install for the Snap button on throttle quadrant cover.

A must have item for any PA28, bought one for our Archer and one for our Arrow. No need re-adjust seat belts after parking on the ramp.

Simple install, works great. Good quality materials.

Fits easy and is effective.

Costs about 2x what it should, but I guess the inventor deserves to make some money for a great idea, and it is a small market. Takes about 2min to install, and works perfectly. I have a much more complicated control lock, but I prefer this for traveling as the size & weight are negligible, and it doesnt lock the rudder, so the plane can still be towed if necessary. Ideal for those times youre traveling and tied down on the ramp.

Aircraft Spruce needs to conduct serious work to improve the accuracy of their communications on their websites. There are two versions of this control lock device. This one is the for the newer horn style yokes. The second version is for older bowtie style yokes. The bowtie version will not fit the horn style yokes since the gap between the horn style yokes is slightly wider. I ended up wasting my money by having the wrong version sent to me. I rectified this by contacting the vendor directly and getting the correct version sent to me.

Great product However, I did not rate it the full five stars due to the description not mentioning that it will not work with bow-tie yokes. I have a 1969 PA-28-140B with the bow-tie yokes, and the PA28 1968-97 part number that I was shipped will not work on bow-tie yokes. I plan to modify mine by cutting the right side loop and adding velcro to accommodate my yoke. Otherwise, a tad pricey, but a great item!

Great product, was able to install it in under 5 minutes. Simple and will do the job

I’m rating this low only because I had to return it as it was the wrong type of control “lock” (Not for the bow tie yoke) and spruce didn’t state that the one they sell is not for the aforementioned yoke. Source if you read this put a disclaimer on this lock that it cannot be used for the piper bow tie yoke.

Although the strap works fine to lock the ailerons, I was unable to install the snap attachment to the throttle quadrant with the two screws. There is a bump in the quadrant on the piper Seneca that prevents the metal snap attachment from laying flat and able to be attached.

Works ok but for $55 dollars It is way toooo much for what it is. I feel violated! This part is worth $9.99