PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Up and Forward for Take Off
View Single Post
Old 10th September 2004 | 13:51
  #3 (permalink)  
Shawn Coyle
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,835
Likes: 3
From: Philadelphia PA
Doing well everywhere except for Russia.
The Russian philosophy is up is on, except that in the overhead, where their logic is back is on - based on a sweep of the hand from the vertical panel in the front continuing back would have on being aft.
Caused some interesting changes to be made - Transport Canada insisted that the overhead switches on the KA-32 be changed to be forward is on. When a Russian company bought a Challenger, the Russians insisted the overhead switches be changed so back is on.
But for the most part these switches are easy to re-orient.
Also part of the philosophy should be - all the switches are up, all the lights are off, let's go.
Shawn Coyle is offline