I could be wrong tred, happy to be corrected, but I thought in side exit a/c like C172 and 182's the RH yoke HAD to be removed for afore-mentioned reason... you were very lucky. Got a lotto ticket this week?
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It was removed, maybe I didn't explain it so well but I was implying that with the pax yoke removed you would think that that I wouldn't have encountered what I did.
I get lotto everyweek but I'm still working!!