Originally Posted by
misd-agin
Thanks for posting that. Note the stick for the right seat-occupant. The right seat was a bit more conventional from a flight controls standpoint because the left seat required the pilot to fly with his left hand on the stick (as opposed to a wheel) and his right hand on the throttles. The Army Aviation Test Board had a stripped Charlie model (no mission avionics) with dual controls in the early 1970s. It was a hoot to fly with light stick forces and an excellent roll rate.