Taranis QX7 Gimbal restrictor plate for M7

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Maybe I've got short fingers... maybe my hands are too stiff, though. However, the gimbals on my Taranis QX7 always seemed like they had way too much travel distance to reach the stops. So, I ended up compensating with my rates all the time. FrSky made the M9-R gimbal for the Taranis X9D radio https://www.frsky-rc.com/frsky-hall-sensor-gimbal-for-racing-pilots-m9-r/. They call it the "Racers" gimbal, and it shortens the stick throw by 25%. But FrSky forgot about us QX7 users - they don't make a "Type-R" gimbal for us. Enter the Restrictor Plate for QX7. These plates just snap into the silver rings surrounding your M7 gimbals and reduce the travel by ~25%, matching the M9-R travel distance. No permanent modifications or disassembly of radio are necessary - they simply snap into place, and can be removed with little effort if you don't like them. After installation and correct centering around the gimbal(s), you'll have to perform the gimbal calibration from within the radio's settings. There are videos on Youtube showing how to do this, and it only takes a few seconds. The calibration sets the new end-points of the sticks and retains the full 1000-2000 data points of resolution. With reduced travel distance combined with the full 1000-2000 points of resolution, your M7 gimbals become even more precise with less finger/hand movement. If you later change the stick ends to something other than the stock "lotus" style (or remove the restrictor plates), you'll have to perform the calibration again. These restrictor plates work exclusively with FrSky QX7 M7 gimbals. I printed them in black PLA to match my radio.