Originally Posted by
MightyGem
Did the cyclic for the rear facing pilot operate in the conventional sense: ie, he moved the cyclic in the direction he wanted the aircraft to move?
Yes. When I worked in Stratford one of my office neighbors was an active crane pilot for the Guard. He also said it was fun flying around backwards from the third seat because coordinated backwards turns made the other pilots uncomfortable. He loved the crane and we talked about it often.