Originally Posted by
Centaurus
I recall reading in the 1960's the results of a survey published in Flight International (or maybe it was Aeroplane magazine). The question was along the lines of "Which aircraft that you have flown had the worst flight deck layout and where you made the most errors." Overwhelmingly, pilots replied the Viscount. I'll go along with that.
Centaurus,
I always was impressed with the idea that quite important tailplane anti-ice system lights were behind the Captain's head (at least on BEA aeroplanes)
The late Jack Curtis tells the story of a cargo door falling off climbing out of Brisbane one day, falling into the middle of a golf course. By tradition, golfers at that course, instead of the usual call of "four" to warm players ahead of a ball, henceforth called "DOOR".
Tootle pip!!
PS: The instrument etc placement was the BSA system, not the motor bikes,
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