MikeGodsell
15th Nov 2005, 12:19
Flying right hand seat as pax in a friends Europa. He was doing the flying and I was enjoying the view.
On long final my friend suggested I might like to do the landing.
Perfectly set up for approach, with the nose a little high, so I corrected with a little forward stick, speed rising somewhat so pull back on the throttle slightly, nose now unaccountably rising and we are going well above the approach path. What the *** is going on? Sudden enlightenment...my stick hand is holding a throttle, and my throttle hand has hold of the stick! Might have sorted it all out given time, but I passed control to my friend and had a think about how many years had passed since I last flew in a right hand seat. [Both the Europa and my ATL have dual sticks and central throttle.]
Just an observation from a still learning pilot. [Dont think I will ever try to fly a weight shift microlight with all controls reversed!]
MG
On long final my friend suggested I might like to do the landing.
Perfectly set up for approach, with the nose a little high, so I corrected with a little forward stick, speed rising somewhat so pull back on the throttle slightly, nose now unaccountably rising and we are going well above the approach path. What the *** is going on? Sudden enlightenment...my stick hand is holding a throttle, and my throttle hand has hold of the stick! Might have sorted it all out given time, but I passed control to my friend and had a think about how many years had passed since I last flew in a right hand seat. [Both the Europa and my ATL have dual sticks and central throttle.]
Just an observation from a still learning pilot. [Dont think I will ever try to fly a weight shift microlight with all controls reversed!]
MG