I start this test flight by saying.....
I don't really like to use bar mitts myself. Most of the mitts I have seen have been quite restrictive, but I know a lot of Trike pilots like this type of product. So, as I said when I first started writing Hangar Talk - Flight Test, I will give you my honest evaluation of the product.

Punkin Head Air Sports have produced a number of products for Trikes and three axis Ultralights, and the Bar Mitts have been made with the same outstanding quality. The Bar Mitts come in a variety colours and trims. They are made of Cordura, polarfleece and have a foil thermal layer. 

The Bar Mitts are tapered to keep the air flowing around the mitt, instead of the mitt punching into the airflow. The Bar Mitts are really a simple design, and they work really well. I have done a flight test on bar mitts before and one of the problems is fitting them to the control bar.

I don't like the idea of leaving a glove or bar mitt on a Trike when it is sitting on the ground or in a hangar. Why? Well a good friend of mind left her bar mitts on the bar over night, and in the morning there was a very large and ugly spider which had taken up residence in one of them.
Not a nice sight at all.

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