Originally Posted by
boswell bear
How did you find teaching in the Chevvron with it's central control column and drag flap lever left seat only?
Sorry mate, can't say as I was not an instructor, I just flew Air Experience.
I think the instructor flew right seat and talked the student through the operation of the 'flap cum airbrake' lever. One of the aircraft (we had 4) was found to have the 'B' wing with flaps which went down rather than up when it was delivered but this was soon changed to a 'C' wing. As for the central column, the technique so I was told was for the cadet to hold it by the handgrip and the instructor would then place his hand loosely round the base of the control column so he could take over by moving his hand upwards thereby displacing the cadet's hand.