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Old 14th Nov 2020, 14:24
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ShyTorque

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This made me look back at my own flying history, beginning in the very early 1970s.

I started flying on a Slingsby tandem glider, right hand on stick, left hand on the other controls.
I next flew SEP, left hand on stick, right hand on engine controls.
Then single jets, right hand on stick, left hand on engine and manual trim wheel.
Next was helicopters, opposite seat, on the right now, but still right hand on stick, left hand on collective lever.
Then helicopter instructing, controls as before, but left seat.
Then back to fixed wing. Left seat again. Left hand on stick, right hand on engine (centre throttle now)
Again instructing, back to the right seat, right hand on stick, left on throttle.
Back to helicopters, instructing again in the left seat, but also operational flying from the right side.
Still doing that, no longer instructing but swapping seats as required for multi pilot ops.

Yours, left handed writer, right handed rifle and pistol shooter, scissors user etc, but eternally confused. Please excuse me if I walk to the wrong door or use my soup spoon in my left hand (got criticised for the latter during officer training).
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