On 2008-05-29, Greg Siemon wrote:
Does anybody have any experience with this configuration? Seems that you
would be switching back and forth on the stick to operate the throttles
and the radios. Any input would be appreciated.

I've been wondering about this ever since taking my first flight in a
Zodiac. I've always heard that the correct way was to fly with your right
hand on the stick and the left on the throttle, but the Zodiac I flew had
the throttle in the center. This seemed natural to my 172-trained reflexes;
I'd never flown an aircraft with a stick before, so I didn't know any
better.

N55ZC will have^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hhas (they've built it that far; it goes
into the paint shop Friday) dual throttles, so I can use either hand. It
still seems to me that using the left hand on the stick and the right on the
throttle would work better, since the right hand can move to the other
things in the aircraft that need adjusting more easily than swapping hands
on the stick. Is there a reason that aircraft with a stick are
conventionally flown with the right hand aside from just having the controls
laid out that way?
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