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![]() "Dude" wrote: So what interests you? Something that will take my daughter, my grandson, me and some luggage to Houston, against a 15kt headwind, nonstop, with comfortable IFR reserves. The SR20 is interesting, but I am still thinking the wingload is too high for a new pilot (less than 300 hours). Let him rent Skyhawks awhile. Sure, 100 pounds would be more interesting, and I bet they could go to 200 hp and get it, but would that really make it more marketable? It would to me. You have to remember that these planes now come with a lot more weight requirements due to the new FARS. Like what, for instance? The only thing better in my book is the Lancair, and it's a lot more money. It's really in a different class, along with the SR-22. If it didn't have a side stick, I'd rather have an SR-20 than a D-40 for the better range & load. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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Dan,
If it didn't have a side stick, Have you flown it? A total non-issue to the vast majority of those who do. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Bob Noel wrote:
In article , wrote: Dan, If it didn't have a side stick, Have you flown it? A total non-issue to the vast majority of those who do. But it is a definite problem for some. I flew the Lancair ES. I'm left handed. I wouldn't be able to fly a side stick from the left seat. Why not? I'm right handed, but have flown yoke equipped airplanes left-handed since I started flying. Matt |
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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
... Why not? I'm right handed, but have flown yoke equipped airplanes left-handed since I started flying. I presume that the problem Bob foresees is how to write things down while flying the airplane. With a yoke or stick centered at the pilot, it's easy enough to switch hands. But with a side-stick/yoke (the Cirrus design, for example, is actually more of a yoke than a stick in the way it works), you'd have to cross your right hand over to handle the control while your left hand writes. Same issue in the right seat for right-handed pilots. That said, I try to make it a habit to not do any writing unless the airplane is configured for straight-and-level flight. With the trim properly set, the plane ought to do fine long enough to write something down, even hands-off. For minor roll control, the rudder pedals should suffice to keep the wings level. It's not clear to me that a side-stick is a disqualifying feature for a left-handed pilot in the left seat. Pete |
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In article , "Peter Duniho"
wrote: Why not? I'm right handed, but have flown yoke equipped airplanes left-handed since I started flying. I presume that the problem Bob foresees is how to write things down while flying the airplane. bingo. -- Bob Noel |
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Bob Noel wrote:
In article , "Peter Duniho" wrote: Why not? I'm right handed, but have flown yoke equipped airplanes left-handed since I started flying. I presume that the problem Bob foresees is how to write things down while flying the airplane. bingo. I guess that rules our flying a stick equipped airplane or a chopper also, right? Matt |
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![]() "Peter Duniho" wrote in message ... "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... Why not? I'm right handed, but have flown yoke equipped airplanes left-handed since I started flying. I presume that the problem Bob foresees is how to write things down while flying the airplane. I am not a big fan of writing down a lot of things, especially when IFR. It gets your head down in the cockpit, increasing the chance of things like spatial disorientation and mid-airs. I use both hands when writing, holding a clipboard up at eye level. If the airplane is properly trimmed you should be able to fly it for several minutes hands off, just using some rudder. Besides, all these new airplanes have autopilots. If you have to write something down, it is a single button push to engage a heading hold. The Garmin G-1000 even has a built-in voice recorder so you can listen to the last several clearances if you wish. |
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In article , "C J Campbell"
wrote: Besides, all these new airplanes have autopilots. autopilots can break. I'd rather not have the autopilot be a go/no-go item. -- Bob Noel |
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![]() "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... Bob Noel wrote: In article , wrote: But it is a definite problem for some. I flew the Lancair ES. I'm left handed. I wouldn't be able to fly a side stick from the left seat. Why not? I'm right handed, but have flown yoke equipped airplanes left-handed since I started flying. Left hand on the yoke, right hand on the throttle/prop/mix.- most prop jobs Right on the cyclic; left hand on the collective - helicopter. Right hand on the stick, left hand on the throttle/prop.mix - WACO/ |
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