Stick hand

[rv6ejguy]

Build your plane the way you want. I fly my 6A from the right seat. Wouldn't have it any other way and no regrets.

Jonas Marcinko flew his Kitfox from the right seat in all those YT vids. Works ok for him.

[vic syracuse]

We see a number of airplanes come through our shop that are set up with the command seat in the right seat. As mentioned, build it the way you want. You will fly looking out the window during the critical times, like takeoff and landing, and the control inputs will come naturally.

Vic

[koupster]

Installed a left side throttle in the RV-6, so now it has full dual controls (sticks, rudder pedals, brakes, and throttle controls). Wasn't all that much work, except for the fact that I fabricated a throttle lever instead of using a push-pull knob.

Cheers, David
RV-6A KBTF

[Jpm757]

Once you upgrade to Captain you will have to change back to stock.

[Schooner69]

REAL pilots fly with right hand on stick, left hand on throttle...

All of my stick time was in military aircraft, so it was natural that I would want the same configuration in MY aircraft. When I built it, I just biased the instrument panel so that sitting in the right seat was no problem. I considered the 'two throttle' configuration, but with my limited skills, wasn't sure how I'd make that happen.

I have many hours in RVs in the left seat; I can do it, but there is no doubt that my fine motor skills for things like formation are in my dexter hand: I built it, I can sit in whichever seat I want!

Having to fly 'wrong handed' gave me an insight into all the left handed guys in the military who were forced to learn to fly in an aircraft designed for us right-handed guys...

[catmandu]

I have been in a few airplanes. Stick, yoke, left seat, right seat, only seat, whatever. As everyone else has stated:

Don't overthink it.

Build the plane you want.

Modify the plane you buy.

Fly the plane you are in from the seat you are in.

Don't overthink it.

Grin.

[n982sx]

I am not ambidextrous. My right is clearly dominate. Before flying my 14 I flew the previous 400 hours with my right hand on the stick and loved it.

I worried about switching back to the stick in my left hand. It was not an issue. However, whenever I fly my other plane with my right hand on the stick it is so much more pleasurable but not really more precise.

Flying from the left seat with my left hand has also made it easy to do all the EFIS and NAV button pushing. My other plane is vfr only and I hardly ever push any buttons in it so I never had a down side.

I'd set it up for the left seat with a left hand stick. You won't struggle.

[gereed75]

Also ex military ex helo guy. Was worried about the left hand to yoke thing. It was never a real issue but my mind still sees it as awkward

Built the six with a left hand throttle lever using parts from the Vans RV8 rear cockpit throttle lever kit. Very glad I did. I feel cool now��. Haha

Really was never an issue.

[Tom023]

I would rather fly with my right hand on the stick, but I think I would be even less coordinated trying to touch the G3X touch buttons with my left hand, especially in some bumps. I guess t really want two right hands

[SantosDumont]

I?m building my 14 so that 10 seconds after rotation I turn on the GFC500 and it files me all the way to my destination no hands required just like the airlines