Right seat policies

Kev writes:

Nor is the heat as good (if any!). In the winter, you can freeze to
death in the back seat of a small plane without a blanket. while the
pilots' toes are roasting.

Why are expensive aircraft still missing the amenities that
inexpensive cars already had decades ago?

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Mxsmanic wrote:

Why are expensive aircraft still missing the amenities that
inexpensive cars already had decades ago?


Excellent question. Seriously, the ten years old cheapo
econobox that I drive is more confortable and has better
ergonomics than most aircraft I fly; but then, most of
these aircraft are far older than my car, which might
explain the difference; I started flying a brand spanking
new Symphony recently and it is really a major improvement
(and it is actually less noisy inside than my car)

--Sylvain

I fly from the right seat as PIC all the time. Not as an instructor
either. I can see all instruments and fly by reference to them from the
right if need be. I put pilot rated passengers in the left seat when I
do so (in case certain switches are difficult to reach... in your case,
just move the keyboard over 2 feet to the left of you..)

Dave

Mxsmanic wrote:
In small aircraft, if I understand correctly, there's no law that says
you can't put anyone you want in the right seat, as long as there's a
licensed pilot in command. So, what are your right-seat policies? Do
you put passengers in the seat? Only other pilots? Kids? Do you
ever have your pilot or non-pilot right-seat passenger help with any
part of the flight (reading charts, radio, autopilot, or actually
flying)?

Do pilots consider the right seat a place of honor for special guests
or passengers, or is it just another place to seat someone?

If you're married, does your spouse ride in the right seat? If so, is
he or she a pilot, too? If you have kids, do they ride up front?

Some people are prone to motion sickness if they aren't riding in one
of the front seats of a car. Is this true for aircraft, too (that is,
are there people who get motion sickness in a small plane if they
aren't riding up front)?

Sylvain writes:

Excellent question. Seriously, the ten years old cheapo
econobox that I drive is more confortable and has better
ergonomics than most aircraft I fly; but then, most of
these aircraft are far older than my car, which might
explain the difference; I started flying a brand spanking
new Symphony recently and it is really a major improvement
(and it is actually less noisy inside than my car)

I had thought that perhaps weight was a major constraint, but truly in
many respects private aircraft seem to be stuck in the 1920s,
comfort-wise.

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Dave S writes:

I fly from the right seat as PIC all the time. Not as an instructor
either. I can see all instruments and fly by reference to them from the
right if need be.

Okay, but what's the advantage to being on the right?

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And how might you know that, never having sat in one?

Viperdoc writes:

And how might you know that, never having sat in one?

Descriptions, specifications, and images.

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Dave S writes:

I fly from the right seat as PIC all the time. Not as an instructor
either. I can see all instruments and fly by reference to them from the
right if need be.

Okay, but what's the advantage to being on the right?

Nobody will accuse you of being a Democrat.

Mxsmanic wrote:
Dave S writes:


I fly from the right seat as PIC all the time. Not as an instructor
either. I can see all instruments and fly by reference to them from the
right if need be.


Okay, but what's the advantage to being on the right?


For the most part.. there isn't one..

But why? because I can..

On Oct 16, 12:29 pm, "Kev" wrote:
Nor is the heat as good (if any!). In the winter, you can freeze to
death in the back seat of a small plane without a blanket. while the
pilots' toes are roasting.

I was flying back from a day on the beach at Galveston one evening... I
had just been wearing flops, but I don't like the feel of them when I'm
flying, so I toss them in the back and fly barefoot... It was late in
the year and had gotten a bit cool, so I turne on the heater... Didn't
need my feet on the pedals, so they were flat on the floor... The route
back to my home airport didn't require much in the way of banked turns,
so I never had to move my feet... I'm doing a straight in approach for
27 at AXH and I then needed to operate the rudder pedals once I got on
short final since there is *always* a crosswind at AXH... Let's just
say that it was an interesting experience... I couldn't keep my feet on
the rudder pedals for more than a couple of seconds because they were
so hot... I quickly turned the heat off, but they weren't going to
dissipate that heat very quickly... End result were some rather toasty
areas on the bottom of my feet and a longer rollout than normal... And
a note to myself to not do that again... grin