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Old 16th December 2003 | 16:34
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FlyingForFun

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I wonder whether instructors would be happy to give instruction in this - an hour or so of circuits, with the instructor in the left-hand seat and you in the right-hand seat?

I've never landed from the right-hand seat, but I have flown tandem aircraft where I'm sat in the centre, and I've flown aircraft with the throttle on both the left and the right, and never had any problems switching between them. But I know other pilots who do have problems with this switch. I guess we're all different.

As for legalities, I agree with everyone else who says it's not illegal. Solo from the right seat, however, is different. You must be able to reach all of the controls, which may rule out solo flight from the right seat in some aircraft, such as PA28. But this isn't an issue as long as someone is sat in the left seat.

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