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Old 6th Nov 2010, 00:30
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Thud_and_Blunder
 
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Ah, but Phoinix, knowing Eurocrapter cockpit design philosophy you'd find that in order to operate these switch-lights in the dark, you'd first have to turn your head 90 degrees and look up at the rear of the cockpit roof to pick one of 3 identically designed busbar switches, move a guard and then operate it, then automatically cancel some new alert that it will have brought up on your advisory panel (with associated audio 'bong', identical to that for all other occurrences...)

I really do wonder if the engineers who build EC135 cockpits for the convenience of other engineers ever consider inviting a pilot into the design process. Someone who's heard of coriolis disorientation, perhaps...

Yes, I KNOW the 135 is the light utility heli of the future, but PLEASE could someone who's seen an MD902 cockpit advise Donauworth on how best to put together a future T3/P3?
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