MG
All the Ac with twistgrips I've flown operate the same way i.e roll left to increase. I think the industry standard statement is valid and some dude in the 50s probably thought clockwise to increase anti(counter)clockwise to reduce was a safe format. Can you imagine the number of incidents there would be as we got things mixed up in a high workload situations on different Ac!
Isn't it true that most 'Bikers' have limp wrists anyway?
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