Piper doors, why the passenger side?

Dennis,
This is normal for starting a non-starter equip plane on floats.
Bill Higdon

dennis brown wrote:
Actually, almost yes.

It was fairly common to start planes from behind the prop. Some had no brakes
so it was safer than trying to start from the front. If they had chocks,
connected by a rope, that would work. But it had the possibility of getting
rope and chocks into the prop.

I have started a plane by standing across the right gear and bringing the
blade down. It was quite comfortable. You're holding onto something
(the struts) and you know the prop is not going to run over you. In my old
age, I don't prop planes.


In article . net, "Steven P.
McNicoll" wrote:

"dennis brown" wrote in message
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Another reason is that it is easier to reach the prop and pull it down
to start. Have you seen the old picture of the pilot doing this?
Solo. In flight. Prop is stopped. Pilot standing on right gear, left hand
holding onto plane.


So you think Piper put the door on the right side to make inflight hand
propping possible?

dennis brown wrote:

Another reason is that it is easier to reach the prop and pull it down
to start. Have you seen the old picture of the pilot doing this?
Solo. In flight. Prop is stopped. Pilot standing on right gear, left hand
holding onto plane.


I will pay good money to see a cherokee pilot do this. Just tell me
when and where.

"Nathan Young" wrote in message
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Why does Piper put the door of the plane on the passenger side? I
cannot think of one good reason. Would like to hear the group's
opinions.


Back when Piper was building only aircraft that didn't have a "passenger
side", aircraft with tandem seating, the door was on the right side because
there was throttle linkage on the left. Perhaps the door remained on the
right when side-by-side seating became the norm and the throttle was moved
to the panel simply because they had always made them that way.

Of course, that doesn't explain why the sole door is on the right side of
aircraft that didn't have that company tradition, such as the Beech Bonanza.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
Back when Piper was building only aircraft that didn't have a "passenger
side", aircraft with tandem seating, the door was on the right side because
there was throttle linkage on the left.

Which of course raises the question, "Why is the throttle linkage on the
left"?

"Roy Smith" wrote in message ...
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
Back when Piper was building only aircraft that didn't have a "passenger
side", aircraft with tandem seating, the door was on the right side because
there was throttle linkage on the left.

Which of course raises the question, "Why is the throttle linkage on the
left"?

Because you hold the stick with your right hand.

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
...

Which of course raises the question, "Why is the throttle linkage on the
left"?


Because it's easier to manipulate with the free hand.

Why do all you hidebound traditionalists insist on flying the plane
from the left seat? Is there an operating limitation on your licence?

Don

Don Tuite writes:

Why do all you hidebound traditionalists insist on flying the plane
from the left seat?

I don't. I prefer the right seat in singles.

Is there an operating limitation on your licence?

Yeah, it says I need to be able to reach the brakes and look out the
window at the same time.

--kyler

In a previous article, said:
Why do all you hidebound traditionalists insist on flying the plane
from the left seat?

Because I like to see the instruments when I'm in IMC.


--
Paul Tomblin , not speaking for anybody
"I love the smell of burning components in the morning.
Smells like victory." (The ******* Operator From Hell)

"Don Tuite" wrote in message
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Why do all you hidebound traditionalists insist on flying the plane
from the left seat? Is there an operating limitation on your licence?


I never fly my airplane from the left seat.