Thanks, Chris. I learned to fly in tandem aircraft, and my right hand gave
me a much better "touch" on the controls. The Grob sounds like a fun
airplane.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] My work today
> Thanks, Jim.
>
> Yes, it is the right-hand seat. The Grob 115E has a throttle pedestal in
> the centre, between the instructor and student. The instructor flies from
> the left, using their right hand for the engine controls, the student from
> the right using their left hand, in the normal way.
>
> Most training aircraft with side-by-side seating, in this country, have
> the pilot flying from the left-hand seat with the instructor on the right,
> but that would mean that the student would have to fly with their left
> hand on the control column in the Grob, hence the difference.
>
> I hope that that makes some sense . . . ;-)
>
> Chris
>
> On 17 Sep 2010, at 18:39, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Nice coverage of your flight, Chris. One thing puzzles me. Is your
>> wingman
>> flying from the right seat? I enjoyed flying with left hand on the
>> throttle
>> and right hand on the stick, but had to reverse this in most side by side
>> airplanes.
>
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