Sweaty palms & Flying gloves
 

To be blunt, i suffer from very sweaty palms when i fly and i find it most uncomfortable.

would flying gloves help? i have seen a nice leather pair wth very short cuffs (pleasing to the eye!?!)

would this help me do you think?

any other suggestions??

thank you

Personaly I think they would do, I have used a pair of RAF capeskin flying gloves for 5 years and I think they are one of the best bits of kit I have. Nice and soft and comfy and can take the sweat! they also keep the dexterity in your fingers as well. The airforce ones are a gauntlet style but you can always turn the cuffs down if too long.
Dont pay over £30 for them try ebay or Mart Aviation

Yes, I have the same problem.

Personally I prefer Luftwaffe gloves, which are cheaper and slightly thicker than the RAF version (I fly a lot in unheated draughty cockpits, so they're good for that too). But thin leather gloves for flying are definitely what you need.

G

I'm glad I'm not alone with the sweaty palms. I use the NATO gloves with a leather palm and Nomex backs. I picked mine up at a Duxford show for £16 from a Dutchman's stand who seemed to have a hotline to the NATO quartermaster's stores!

well im glad thats its not just me!! will have a look at that store you mentioned.

ta

Doing something that requires a sensitive touch ? - fingertips only.

No expense. No sweat !


SD

try landing a seneca with "finger tips only" and then feel free to give sage advice........

I use RAF gloves the green ones. They do get very crusty after they have been used a few times!

:D

I have a pair of "largest size possible" RAF gloves - I bought the wrong size from Transair, they are too big... wore them once.

Happy to sell for 50% discount if any takers.

Andy

Nevada Bob`s golf stores sell nice thin golfing gloves, different colours , for left/right, even girlie ones, probably £5 each.......!!

Unfortunately, even the smallest size of white RAF gloves that Transair do are too big for me. Remember when you buy them that they'll stretch, so you want them a little too tight to start with.

The AerSeniors now live just down the road from Warminster, where Dents gloves factory shop is. They do a range of gloves, including a silk-lined kid leather glove, for around £10-20.

Aerbabe,
I have the same problem. :( If anyone knows where to get size 6 1/2 in flying gloves, can they plesse let me know.

Yes, try Dents!

I don't get sweaty palms but have a pair of cape leather gloves. I only wear them flying open cockpit but always wear one when hand propping. It affords a far better grip and might take a bit of the whip on a kickback :\

SS

In my past military days I remember somebody tried to wash their white capeskin gloves as they got very dirty......the result was priceless!!.....they shrunk to the size of your sisters barbie doll! happens every time, don't know how big your hands are whirlybird but your could always try that!! :O

Another option: the leather "Gloves, Flying, Air Crew" that Raber Glove makes for the Canadian Forces are available direct from the manufacturer. Very good quality.

Girls!

A Sycamore says.... golfing gloves. That's what I use. Especially being rotary, it's my left hand that the problem (story of my life but we won't go into that!). You can buy them singly or in pairs. Try an American Discount Golf shop; there are plenty around and they're usually a fiver each.

Thanks to me Da for that suggestion; I had previouslt paid Transair prices for the white mil ones!

Cheers

Whirls

You can avoid the magic shrinking glove problem by using leather shampoo. Fill a sink with warm water and put the gloves on. Soak them in the water and them massage the shampoo in like you're washing your hands. Rinse them, then carefully pull them off by tugging each fingertip in turn. Lay the gloves flat on tissue paper, away from a direct heat source, to dry.

I use the green RAF Cape leather gloves; they help with the sweaty palms and the flat handed grip on the wind shovel when starting by hand. Also got a pair of white ones with silk liners for the winter time (no heater in the cockpit).

A less erotic method of cleaning them is to splash some AvGas on them and wipe with a cloth to get oil off them. Don't do it too often though as they dry out.

Amazed no-one has mentioned just a quick spray with anti-perspirant. Works a treat and avoids the odd looks :-)

Anyone who's got into an R22 after a (perfectly reasonably!) nervous student and been able to squeeze the sweat out of the collective's foam throttle cover will appreciate the benefits of gloves...

Pity the poor people who used it after me when I was learning...

BW