Originally Posted by
megan
Know why PIC sits in the left on a FW? Early days of airline flying in Europe it was all VFR of course, and a decree was issued that aircraft would fly to the right of the navigational feature they were following (railway, road), left seat thus enhanced map reading ability. I could find no better answers.
This has come up many times before.
It is more likely a hangover from nautical times. Passengers are loaded on the port side of a FW (just like in ships). Therefore, if the PIC sits in the left seat, he/she can monitor the loading from their window.