Anybody else on here have a problem with vernier controls?

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

I sure don't. I have put many an hour on a turbo-normalized mooney, in
which the original throttle is simply pushed wide open on departure and
from that point on, all throttle input, except for landing is by vernier
controlled waste gate. The last time I flew something that had
sliding/vernier normal throttle  control, all you had to do was hit the
center button on it and it slid wide open anyway. No time wasted there.
I always found them easier and more efficient to actually control
throttle position than any lever arrangment. JMPO.
jofarr, soddy tn

The 182 I flew over the summer has a vernier throttle with pushbutton..
I don't really like it, but I don't feel strongly about either.  My
biggest gripe probably points to substandard piloting.  :)  None the less,
I landed a couple of times in rather gusty conditions, and found the
ergonomics of the mechanism were pretty bad when having to deal with gusts
and bumps on short final.  A better design would have the vernier defeat
as a button/lever on the bottom/top of the control.  That way, when you
pinch the control between thumb and fingers, it works just like a regular
throttle.  Maybe something even better would be to have a latching button
for the defeat.

But, like I said, no biggie.

My question is, how much utility is there to be gained by vernier
throttle?  I don't think military or transport airplanes have verniers.
You'd think they would be all about finely setting power.


Regards,

Matt-


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