harrym:
I got involved in a hilarious discussion this morning with my Skyways York guru with reference to who did what with the throttles on civilian Yorks. It was quickly established that the captain did his own throttles on take-off.
"So what happened when it was the co-pilot's take-off"?
"Ah! Well when it was the co-pilot's leg he would move over to the left seat".
"So what did the guy in the right seat do"?
"Well nothing, he was now in the left seat"!
Much hilarity.
"So, did the guy in the left seat also do his own throttles on landing"?
"No. Because the throttles were too stiff coming back and both hands might be needed on the control column".
"So, who did the throttles on landing"?
"The guy in the right seat"!
And here comes the punch line:
"What was the flight engineer doing while all this was going on"?
"We didn't carry flight engineers"!!!!!!!!!!!
That had us all lying on the floor laughing.