Piper doors, why the passenger side?

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

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)




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"Kevin McCue" wrote in message
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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?

The convention predates electric start?

--
Kevin McCue
KRYN
'47 Luscombe 8E
Rans S-17 (for sale)




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"Kevin McCue" wrote in message
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The convention predates electric start?


Yes, but electric start or not, where's the advantage in the pilot boarding
before the passenger?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"Kevin McCue" wrote in message
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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?

Perhaps the pax want to do some sky-diving.

"MC" wrote in message
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"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?

Perhaps the pax want to do some sky-diving.


Steven P. McNicoll wrote none of what appears above.

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

Don't really care. I prefer to have the door on the right side. Flying
Cessna give me a touch of vertigo. Maybe its psychological. I do not like
having a door on my side and I feel a whole lot more comfortable with the
door so far away.

I thought it might be something to do with high wing vs. low wing and the
relative perspective of the ground from the pilots seat looking down. Since
I began flying a PA22 I know its is not that. Its down to the door and the
security of a "solid" surface on my left.

To me its the same feeling as when I went to the CAN Tower in Toronto.
Outside in the fresh air was not easy, but stepping on the glass floor was
no problem.

Dave
"Roger Tracy" wrote in message
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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

In article , Dave
wrote:
I thought it might be something to do with high wing vs. low wing and the
relative perspective of the ground from the pilots seat looking down. Since
I began flying a PA22 I know its is not that. Its down to the door and the
security of a "solid" surface on my left.

You need to get some Cub/Husky time.
Better yet, take the door off your Piper and fly from the right seat.
You do wear your seat belt, don't you?