I "rode" on the back of a trike wing. The seat was higher than the front pilot and I could see above his shoulders and reach around to the yoke and fly it some.
Like this?I "rode" on the back of a trike wing. The seat was higher than the front pilot and I could see above his shoulders and reach around to the yoke and fly it some.
Like high school wrestling, as long as you don't make eye contact it's OK
Most spouses want to sit side by side. Not all, there is always the rare bird, but they are rare. A step back and to the side is a little condescending.
Also staggered means one set of controls. Automatic no bi-annuals in your own airplane or any safety pilot practices. If currency is your thing, it’s out.
The Aeronca C3 fits into this space.
Being of, err, "Grand Size" myself, cockpit room is actually something I pay a lot of attention to. Back about 36 years ago, I was working Boeing's proposal for the original Space Station. As part of it, they asked for volunteers to have their dimensions measured to find 5% female and 95% male examples to use as test subjects in space station design.No, the 172 is wider than that. The Taylorcraft is 39 inches, and that's about close to an early 172. The later 172's are a couple or three inches wider than the old ones.
I'm currently in process of converting it to a single seater sitting in the middle. Sitting in the middle I've measured 8" from either elbow to the sides of the plane.
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