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Originally Posted by Snowflake
I did figure out the problem before the reveal, but I do see another...
Most of the content on the panel is right-justified on an airplane that's flown with the right hand... To adjust anything, you'll need either the autopilot engaged, or you'll have to switch hands, or you'll be constantly reaching across with your left. That would drive me nuts, personally.
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I guess that depends on the mission. Rob and I fly formation, so we are always thinking about switchgear and buttons that need to be pushed in flight without removing our hand from the stick.
I fly HOTAS as much as possible and I still am making mods to make this easier, such as adding a secondary trim switch to the throttle handle so I don't have to move my hand on the control stick to adjust trim. Not an issue in normal flight, just formation. In X-C operations, both hands are busy because my 'stick' hand is working the moving map.
For me, setting the radio in formation is the biggest challenge, so that was the critical positioning for me when I designed my panel. So the HOTAS controls and the radio were it, everything else was secondary.
As for labels, I used backlit label strips custom made for my panel. These sit about 1/8" proud of the panel and I also tilted the panel by 8 degrees. This makes the labels and instruments even more visible.
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