FlySince9
En-Route
Okay, I'm relatively new here, so you folks may have already talked about this before. So excuse me if that is the case.
As long as I've been around airplanes I should know the answer to this (that is...if there is an answer)
On low-wing airplanes with only one door, why is the door on the right? It seems to me it would be better for it to be on the left so you can get your passengers situated before you climb in. As it is now, the pilot has to climb in and then rely on the passenger to close and secure the door.
I have limited time in low wing airplanes, so I may be off base here and missing something obvious...
I thought it might have its roots in the tandem seating arrangement where the throttle is on the left side, making a door unlikely.![Dunno :dunno: :dunno:](/community/styles/poa/poa_smilies/dunno.gif)
As long as I've been around airplanes I should know the answer to this (that is...if there is an answer)
On low-wing airplanes with only one door, why is the door on the right? It seems to me it would be better for it to be on the left so you can get your passengers situated before you climb in. As it is now, the pilot has to climb in and then rely on the passenger to close and secure the door.
I have limited time in low wing airplanes, so I may be off base here and missing something obvious...
I thought it might have its roots in the tandem seating arrangement where the throttle is on the left side, making a door unlikely.
![Dunno :dunno: :dunno:](/community/styles/poa/poa_smilies/dunno.gif)