[ARC5] standards

[Sheldon Daitch]

Roy,

I wonder if the right PIC convention in helicopters is due to that most people are right-handed and the cyclic is generally far more widely used than the collective, which generally is between the two pilot seats?

That right had seat PIC would allow the PIC to use the right hand for the cyclic for the vast majority of time and the left hand for collective?  

Just a thought.

Sheldon

-----Original Message-----
From: ARC5 [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Roy Morgan
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 1:39 AM
To: Robert Eleazer
Cc: ARC-5 List; gewhite at crosslink.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] standards


On May 13, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Note that with airplanes the PIC always sits on the Left - but that in some cases the PIC sits on the right in helicopters.

"PIC" means Pilot in Command.

In the SH-3 helo, the PIC does sit on the right.  There are a few controls (such as flood and hover lights) that are only on that side.

Roy


Roy Morgan
RoyMorgan at alum.mit.edu
K1LKY Since 1958

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