If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#31
|
|||
|
|||
"Nathan Young" wrote in message
om... Why does Piper put the door of the plane on the passenger side? I cannot think of one good reason. Would like to hear the group's opinions. My opinion: It may go back to the nautical roots of aviation with the Starboard and Port sides. Oops, so much for that idea... |
#32
|
|||
|
|||
Why does Piper put the door of the plane on the passenger side? I
cannot think of one good reason. Would like to hear the group's opinions. Okay, here's one good reason. Have you tried to get out of the passenger side of a cherokee? It is much easier to climb up and out onto the wing by twisting and putting a knee on the passenger seat than to levitate yourself straight up and out. I wondered why my passengers where all so spastic about getting out of the airplane until I flew with another pilot! JP Krievins |
#33
|
|||
|
|||
David Megginson writes:
As I mentioned before, passenger entry and exit would also be a consideration. If you want people to be able to get in or out of the plane with the engine still running, the door cannot be on the pilot's side. I often get in Warriors and my Aztec after my wife has already gotten settled in to the right side seat. (I usually sit in the right seat when flying singles though.) --kyler |
#34
|
|||
|
|||
Don Tuite writes:
Why do all you hidebound traditionalists insist on flying the plane from the left seat? I don't. I prefer the right seat in singles. Is there an operating limitation on your licence? Yeah, it says I need to be able to reach the brakes and look out the window at the same time. --kyler |
#35
|
|||
|
|||
|
#36
|
|||
|
|||
How about this. The door is on the right from convention. One door for
structurally stronger fuselage. The door on the right so the passenger can get in after starting the plane. Pilot would already be seated and what else are passengers for besides auto-pilot? -- Kevin McCue KRYN '47 Luscombe 8E Rans S-17 (for sale) -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
#37
|
|||
|
|||
"Kevin McCue" wrote in message ... How about this. The door is on the right from convention. One door for structurally stronger fuselage. The door on the right so the passenger can get in after starting the plane. Pilot would already be seated and what else are passengers for besides auto-pilot? Why start the plane before boarding the passengers? |
#38
|
|||
|
|||
Because the captain should go down with the ship. So... gotta
get the passengers off first. "Nathan Young" wrote in message om... First off, this isn't a post to argue the merits of one-door vs. two-doors, so if you want to do that, start your own thread... Why does Piper put the door of the plane on the passenger side? I cannot think of one good reason. Would like to hear the group's opinions. OTOH, I can think of several reasons it would be better to have the single door on the pilots side: 1. Most flights are solo, so with the door on the pilots side, no need to constantly climb across the passenger seat. 2. On that same point, I like to keep my charts and headsets on the passenger seat. Again, I have to crawl over them each flight to get to the pilots seat. 3. It would be nice to allow passengers to board before the pilot enters. 4. Again most flights are solo, it seems that egress in the event of an emergency would be easier with the door on the pilots side. -Nathan |
#39
|
|||
|
|||
The convention predates electric start?
-- Kevin McCue KRYN '47 Luscombe 8E Rans S-17 (for sale) -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
#40
|
|||
|
|||
"Kevin McCue" wrote in message ... The convention predates electric start? Yes, but electric start or not, where's the advantage in the pilot boarding before the passenger? |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
An Erudite Discourse on the Relative Merits and Demerits of the Various Styles of Hangar Doors | jls | Home Built | 1 | October 1st 04 01:52 AM |
Piper 6.00x6 Nose Wheel and Fork? | mikem | General Aviation | 5 | March 5th 04 11:34 PM |
Piper Cherokee RFI Capacitor | mikem | Home Built | 0 | January 16th 04 05:09 PM |
The Piper Cubs That Weren't | Veeduber | Home Built | 5 | August 28th 03 04:38 AM |
FS: Piper Side Window (New) | JimC | Aviation Marketplace | 0 | August 10th 03 12:19 PM |