Why Captain sits on the Left?

[TAAMGuy]

Rotor Striking the Cockpit

Of course it depends on whether the machine is made in North America or Europe. With Bell products, the rotor turns counter-clockwise when viewed from above. Aerospatiale machines; the rotor turns the opposite, so if a rollover occurs, the blades tend to strike the cockpit on either side depending on which way the blades are turning at impact. It also depends on whether the machine rolls over to the right or the left.

[Nubboy]

I've always understood that due to the principles of gyroscopic procession, the early aircraft fitted with rotory engines, did left hand circuits. in a left turn, the nose tended to rise, good news. Right turn, nose tended to drop, bad news. Any one operating original Le Rhone type engines care to comment on the accuracy of this?

[CFPlnr]

wow....lots of interesting theories here

but.. the definitive answer is.....

gentleman always sit on the left....

[Union Jack]

More grist for the mill ......and a lot of repetition!

http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/4212...sits-left.html

http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/14801...-sit-left.html

http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/1111...22#post1091622

http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/2506...ding-left.html

Jack

[bugsquash1]

wow....lots of interesting theories here

but.. the definitive answer is.....

gentleman always sit on the left....

CFPlnr

You obviously don't work for my company

[DC-ATE]

Every time I tried to tell anyone that the Captain [me] is always right, they would ask why I was sitting on the left then ?!?!

[Graybeard]

My first memorable attempt at driving on the left side of the road was in a rental car in NZ. I would get wipers when signaling a turn, and approached intersections and roundabouts with great anxiety. Finally, I locked my left hand onto the center shifter stick, and steered wtih my right hand, and it all suddenly fell into place.

We left handers are the most abused and oppressed minority in the history of the world.

I'll have something regarding aircraft later. Time now to go to Old Bold Pilots breakfast in Surf City.

GB

[DALMD-11]

Danforth vs. CQR

Having used both, I'd vote for the CQR.

[grounded27]

Bottom line is the major rule of airliners were developed in the americas where the driver is on the left.