OtisWinslow wrote:
You need to be able to work the radios and stuff. This is easier
done with the left hand. You can't let go of the cyclic .. you can
let go of the collective briefly. It's easier from the right seat. Some
are flown from the left though.

Why isn't the cyclic on the left in the standard design? That way the
pilot could sit in the left seat and work the radios with his right hand
as in an airplane. FWIW, I tried a helo lesson and decided I would
have to wait until I grew another arm.