Originally Posted by
MaybeItIs
As for the "kinky" seat track - WTF? Isn't there ample space on the outboard side to get in? Is this just a marketing gimmick? "Look, we have a side-shifting pilot's seat!" WOW! Or WaW.
Many aircraft have seats that move outboard at the aft end of their travel. The earliest one I'm familair with is the DC-10. However, the DC-10 seat had no controls on the back. They were all on the inboard side.
If you had been on the flight deck you would know that, without sideways travel, it would be unreasonably difficult to get into the seat.