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Rooster writes:
ambi what?
I've been flying the 320 for 10 years switching seats is NO problem. Left or right handed, stick in either all my landings suck.
I've been switching seats for 20 myears never had a problem with the transition. Never seen another pilot who couldn't handle reaching for controls or switches with either hand.
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First, define "my landings suck."
If you're the type of pilot who puts the damn plane on the ground firmly and with skill, then, no, your landings don't suck. I've ridden on too many flights with pilots who followed the various company edicts to save $$ and I can tell you that a "nice" landing goes all to hell quickly with even a minor wind or separation event.
I was on an AA flight into McCarran a few years ago, on an MD11 or something like it, we came in on a windy afternoon, PF tried to make it a nice smooth landing, and nearly scraped a wing tip because of a "dust devil" on the runway. That's a mini-tornado. If he had simply planted the damn thing on the runway, I wouldn't have had to change underwear after deboarding.
I can tell when my firmly-planted-in-the-seat ass changes direction by a compass point or two, and I don't like it. If you put your craft on the runway firmly, I won't be holding that against you - I'll be shaking your hand.
After that, thanks for weighing in - my point here is not to knock Airbus, merely to get everyone thinking about what *should* be done with the next generation.
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Greybeard writes:
GB: Left hander, the most oppressed minority in history.
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Indeed!
Amongst my friends, I count three southpaws. One of them was lucky enough to buy a new home in which all the doors had knobs/hinges arranged "the right way" for her.
And, of course, we can't forget mentioning the Simpsons episode when Ned opened his lefty store in the mall...
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It all came almost naturally, as if my brain had flipped into mirror image. Flying from either seat is easy by comparison.
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Grey, you have an "inside hand" here.
Have you thought about finding a way to share this with your "other-handed" colleagues?
That could make the difference between a "decent" First Officer and an excellent one who might grow up to be like you!
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