>If the reason for asking this is because you are worried about flying with
your left hand, then as has already been suggested dont bother. I think
that flying with your left hand on the stick will feel strange for a very
short time<
I can confirm this. Some years ago I owned a Harvard IV (Texan T6) and a
Cessna 182RG. The Harvard had the throttle on the left, the 182 on the
right. I didn't even have to think about which hand to use when I flew
either plane; both seemed natural and comfortable.
Lloyd Owens (097)
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul and Liz Atkinson <paulliz@cix.co.uk>
<mele@freemail.com>
Date: 23 June 1999 19:56
Subject: Re: dual throttle
>In article <Qdz6qGAsr$Z3Ew++@ddsc.demon.co.uk>,
>gnh@ddsc.demon.co.uk (Gerry Holland) wrote:
>
>> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
>> I was wondering if anyone has modified the Europa to
>have dual throttles,
>> or more particularly a left hand throttle for the PIC??
>Any comments would
>> be appreciated
>>
>> Mel Ewing
>>
>
>Mel
>If the reason for asking this is because you are worried
>about flying with your left hand, then as has already
>been suggested dont bother.
>I think that flying with your left hand on the stick will feel
>strange for a very short time. The strangeness is partly
>due to the change in view that you get from the other
>seat. You may find that initially you will land off the
>centreline of the runway for a while, but you soon get
>over it. If you can, find a very wide runway to practice
>on, and a cheap instructor to fly with you :-)). I think that
>most people find that there is no difference in flying right
>or left handed once they have got over the initial
>strangeness of the veiw and the fact that their hands are
>required to do things that they are not used to.
>
>Paul Atkinson
>
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