Originally Posted by
22clipper
PIC position in the Hughes 500 is the left seat, well the one I got my endorsement in was.
That's the exception that proves the rule!
The LHS PIC in H500 and certain 300/269 models is due to the 'three across the front' seating arrangement. If 3 seats are needed, the central collective is replaced by the bench seat. It would then be very tricky to be PIC from the RHS!