Dear Abby....
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You guys advocating how easy it is are the guys who fly light aircraft.
Yes, it's pretty easy to fly a small light aircraft from either seat.
It gets more challenging as the weight and speed increases. You don't get as much time to get it right.
They are also far more finicky and much less forgiving.
The seat for me is the difference between rolling it on, and planting it into the deck
Yes, it's pretty easy to fly a small light aircraft from either seat.
It gets more challenging as the weight and speed increases. You don't get as much time to get it right.
They are also far more finicky and much less forgiving.
The seat for me is the difference between rolling it on, and planting it into the deck
Sunny
Unless I were a qualified instructor with authority to let unqualified persons manipulate the controls of an aircraft, I’d not let an unqualified person manipulate the controls of an aircraft of which I’m qualified to be PIC.
If my DIL has no current medical certificate, I’d be surprised if my DIL is qualified to manipulate the controls of an aircraft.
If my DIL is not qualified, looks like I’m PIC. If I’m not a qualified with authority to let unqualified persons … looks like I shouldn’t be letting my DIL manipulate the controls.
Where someone’s anus happens to be positioned in an aircraft is irrelevant to the prohibition on manipulation of controls by unqualified persons. The location of an anus before or after an accident, and the qualifications of the human of which it was a part, may be relevant to an accident investigation and insurance claim.
Unless I were a qualified instructor with authority to let unqualified persons manipulate the controls of an aircraft, I’d not let an unqualified person manipulate the controls of an aircraft of which I’m qualified to be PIC.
If my DIL has no current medical certificate, I’d be surprised if my DIL is qualified to manipulate the controls of an aircraft.
If my DIL is not qualified, looks like I’m PIC. If I’m not a qualified with authority to let unqualified persons … looks like I shouldn’t be letting my DIL manipulate the controls.
Where someone’s anus happens to be positioned in an aircraft is irrelevant to the prohibition on manipulation of controls by unqualified persons. The location of an anus before or after an accident, and the qualifications of the human of which it was a part, may be relevant to an accident investigation and insurance claim.
Most CAR 217 organisations will have a training program, certification and currency requirements to permit flight from the RHS.
Instructors have a dedicated sequence prior to starting the main body of their training.
It really isn't that hard, but why is Pvt flying any different to Awk of Chtr (apart from PPL's usually not as current or experienced as Operational CPL's)?
Yes I said usually. Untwist your panties, kiddies.
Instructors have a dedicated sequence prior to starting the main body of their training.
It really isn't that hard, but why is Pvt flying any different to Awk of Chtr (apart from PPL's usually not as current or experienced as Operational CPL's)?
Yes I said usually. Untwist your panties, kiddies.
Keep up the good work 
Hmm, interesting thread this one, I have flown from the RHS for the last 15 years and in fact have an entry in my log book that says I am competent to fly from the RHS. I personally feel more comfortable flying from the right seat and and as I said have done so for a long time. I have also done all BFR/AFR's (since then) from the right seat. ( it did raise the eyebrow of the instructor the first time I requested that I fly from the right for the BFR). I am extremely right handed so that is why I do it. Since I started doing this I have only flown my own aircraft or tandems I have yet to confront the situation where someone says " you must fly this aircraft from the left side" will be interesting I guess.
Actually not quite true on reflection, I have flown a couple of customer aircraft from the right.
Since I started doing this I have only flown my own aircraft or tandems
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its too difficult!!!
Not to mention buying or building that single seat and getting in it with nothing more than the POH and some good advice from someone experienced on type. How will you ever be safe without dual time?
The hardest part of seat switching, is teaching your other hand to fly. With over 400 hours gliding I decided to take up power and had to learn to fly with my left hand. My instructor nearly died laughing when i yelled at my left hand for it not doing what I wanted it to with the required finesse. It didn't take long to teach it tho...
Believe it or not, some people really do have a problem in flying from the 'wrong' seat, I know a guy that 3 of us spent a heap of time with trying to get him comfortable from the right. he never made it, but then turned around and did a taildragger ticket. Go figure.
Flying a 737 from the 'wrong seat' might be a lil harder tho, due to the abovementioned 'relocation' of items....a whole lost more of them.
