The Bo105 air restart procedure involves hanging on to the cyclic with your knees, while mucking about with starters and throttles with both hands. Just for interest :)

I hate to admit this we used to fly Schwiezer 333 from LHS stopped the observers from playing with the collective

Why righthand seat for captain
 

Just out of curiosity, why is the helicopter pilot normally on the right hand side instead of the aircraft normal left hand seat for captain. Plus do the air ambulances have duel controls

Winch and door on RHS.

What is "duel control", is it where collective fights cyclic to the death at 10 paces? ;);););)

Instrument panel is operated with the left hand from the right seat, which means the cyclic remains controlled.

As Tim said.

Helicopters are dynamically unstable, and 99% do not have an autopilot, so the driver must hold the cyclic at all times. The collective can be frictioned to stay where it is, which means the left hand is available to change radio frequencies, move heading bugs, scratch yourself.

When flying from the left seat, it is a PITA to keep swapping hands to change the radio or punch the student.:eek:

Many helicopters are operated from the left seat... the 500 series, also many aircraft have provisions for long lining from the left.

I also flew Astars with the left seat conversion.

Why? because they are - I'm sure the usual "I know everything and if not; I'm going to tell you anyway because" will be along soon to tell everybody.

Sorry day off and the sauce is flowing.

Why righthand seat for captain
 

Something to do with the direction of rotation of the main rotor?

Something that could be found in seconds - and probably ten time over - by using the search function...
This topic has been done to death so, so many times already.

Because the "Island" on an aircraft carrier is on the starboard side...........simples...................try doing it from the other seat, at night and in bad weather and you will know why we do it this way round!!

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Mil spec for helicopters, Right seat PIC. Manufactured that way,:ugh:
hiller H 12 center, Bell 47 J center:rolleyes:
Hughes 300, Hughes 500 left seat,:eek:
Per FARs it's where the pilot can reach the switches.:D

Time For An Argument!
 

Why do Helicopter Pilots sit in the Right Hand Seat....and why is the Right Hand Seat thought to be the Pilot's Seat and the Left the Co-Pilots Seat?

Does it matter which side is which?


Why do helicopter pilots sit in the right seat? | Need to Know | Air & Space Magazine

The manufacturer assigns the Pilots seat, some manufactures allow the pilot to be in either seat (EC120)

Because You CAN :E ;) :eek:

In most Russian helicopters the captain flies it from the left hand seat.

47, 269, 369, 480, 280, 130 all from the Left :ooh:

Depends if you have a bench seat across the front for three. Too hard to have the collective in the middle of the passenger's legs, so bung the pilot on the left where the lever is out of the way.

Otherwise, go back and read all the previous comments.

woaw...10 page and no one be sure why left or right seat for the pilot.....

But we are Helicopter pilot.... not disabled wings pilot.....

We can do ! that's all :)