What Is Wrong With This Picture

[Capt Kirk]

What is wrong with this picture?

Or is it my imagination?

Len

 

[ScottM]

Nothing that I can see. I assume though you are concerned about how the control yokes have been moved out of frame?

 

[Greg Bockelman]

OK, what is it?

 

[Pilawt]

It's a Beech 18. The control yokes are mounted on columns that pivot fore and aft from the floor, close to the sidewalls. See photo. The yokes and columns were probably pulled full aft in your photo.

-- Pilawt

 

[terzap]

It's a Beech 18. The control yokes are mounted on columns that pivot fore and aft from the floor, close to the sidewalls. See photo. The yokes and columns were probably pulled full aft in your photo.

-- Pilawt

That is sure a beautiful airplane from those pics.

 

[Capt Kirk]

OK, what is it?

To me it looks like the pilot and copilot rudder pedals are offset differently.

Len

 

[etsisk]

They do!! But I think that's a trick of the light - the flash is in the center of the cockpit so the two inner pedals are highlighted, making the outer pedals darker, so they look like they are further recessed (the starboard pedal likely IS back, but on the pilot's side, the illusion is that the left pedal is back. It's just dark, I think).

 

[TangoWhiskey]

What is wrong with this picture?

I'm not in it, flying that beautiful plane. That's what's wrong. Yup.

 

[Pilawt]

They do!! But I think that's a trick of the light - the flash is in the center of the cockpit so the two inner pedals are highlighted, making the outer pedals darker, so they look like they are further recessed (the starboard pedal likely IS back, but on the pilot's side, the illusion is that the left pedal is back. It's just dark, I think).

I think the camera's wide-angle lens exaggerates it a little, as well. It looks like the left-hand set of pedals is really just about even, while the right-hand pedals are a bit uneven.

-- Pilawt

 

[Frank Browne]

I'm not in it, flying that beautiful plane. That's what's wrong. Yup.

Troy got it!

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

It's a Beech 18. The control yokes are mounted on columns that pivot fore and aft from the floor, close to the sidewalls. See photo. The yokes and columns were probably pulled full aft in your photo.

-- Pilawt

Great tour page! Thanks for the link.