Homemade throttle lock

[NotarPilot]

I plan to 86 my keyed ignition and install an Electroair push button system to engage the starter but had some concerns about not having a key needed to start the engine. I looked for an economical throttle lock but couldn’t find one so I made my own using some aluminum tubing that I cut (about $12 for both tubes), a hinge from Home Depot (About $1.79 for a pair) and some pop rivets using a rivet tool. I had the spare lock in my junk drawer. I realize anything can be defeated but it would definitely slow someone down. It actually came out pretty good.

I cut the bare aluminum to fit inside the red anodized aluminum to “hug” the throttle rod better and give it more “thickness.” The rest is basically just drilling and riveting.

Sorry the photos came out sideways, that’s not how I took them.

[Danb]

Cleaver 

[carusoam]

Yeah, That WILL slow them down....  
 

MSers have some interesting skills...

Best regards,

-a-

 

[MooneyMitch]

Such ingenuity.... 

[59Moonster]

If they picked the lock to get into the plane. Then that second lock won't slow them down either.

 

But it looks intimidating. 

[KB4]

5 minutes ago, 59Moonster said:

If they picked the lock to get into the plane. Then that second lock won't slow them down either.

 

But it looks intimidating. 

Looking in the window, they wont even bother with this plane, easier to just get any other on ramp without a throttle lock.