Originally Posted by
VH-XXX
So what does this mean to the lowly PPL?
Can he or she legally sit in the right Seat of a C 172 whilst his/her mate sits in the left and "watches" the guages, etc?
This Q was raised at my flying school a few years ago. Turned out the insurance didn't cover PIC sitting in RHS unless they had an instructor rating. The insurance always gets ya!
I only ever flew RHS once and it's a lot different from left. I recommend going up with an instructor if you want to experiment, especially if you haven't got much flying experience.