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Old 12-14-2012, 03:43 PM
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The -6 is a reasonably good 2 person plus bags cross country aircraft. IMO, the big compromise is the right hand throttle. That's just wrong in a stick flown aircraft. ;-)

The -4 is more of a pilot's aircraft with centerline seating, but cabin space is limited, particularly for the passenger. Also, the baggage space is small and is far enough aft that if you have a passenger of any size, the baggage is very limited. If you carry a passenger, fuel can be limited because of the gross weight limitation. The thing I always notice when I sit in a friend's -4 is how close the instrument panel is.
Having flown centre line seating piston, turboprop and jet as well as side by side seating with centre throttle in both piston and jet, I can say that it really does not matter which hand does the stick and which does the throttle. Does it feel weird driving a stick shift car with the wheel in the left hand and gear stick in the right?

If it really bothers you to hold the stick in the left hand in a side by side aircraft, simply fly from the right hand seat!

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Old 12-14-2012, 05:42 PM
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I did right hand throttle for 33 years. Last summer I got checked out in a Cub. There was never a hint of a problem.......... but, I was quite distracted by all of the other quirks of the cub to complain about......... like leg room, and heal brakes etc etc.
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Old 12-14-2012, 06:16 PM
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Britt, no one has yet addressed the passenger issue. My wife has flown in the back of a -4 with me and also in another friend's -8.

Her take? "I'm NOT going to sit in that hole back there."

If you have a S.O. , she needs to be happy on trips back there. My wife loved our -6 and was also the one who suggested getting a -10

Be sure they're happy, or it will be a tough row to hoe. As a Southerner, you must have heard the wise old sage, "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"

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I have to agree with Pierre. If your going to do any xc with your SO, she won't be happy in the back of a 4. I'm 5'11 & have flown in the back, you can't see a thing.

My wife would never want to fly on any xc if she's going to sit in the back.
She wants to be involved.
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Old 12-14-2012, 06:35 PM
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she won't be happy in the back of a 4. I'm 5'11 & have flown in the back, you can't see a thing.
Speak for you wife only, mine loves our RV-4 and enjoys riding back there just fine, 5'3" 118lbs and not interested in flying the plane. However I have friends that are 6'+ & 200+lbs who also like the ride and the view from the back of the -4 even on long trips. YMMV you just have to check it out for yourself and for your wife's self. I have rode in the back too and I have to disagree, the view is good in my opinion.
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Old 12-14-2012, 06:54 PM
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Speak for you wife only, mine loves our RV-4 and enjoys riding back there just fine, 5'3" 118lbs and not interested in flying the plane. However I have friends that are 6'+ & 200+lbs who also like the ride and the view from the back of the -4 even on long trips. YMMV you just have to check it out for yourself and for your wife's self. I have rode in the back too and I have to disagree, the view is good in my opinion.
You're correct. YMMV.
You really should try out both models and decide for yourself.
My wife happens to like being involved in the flight & it's more enjoyable for us to be side by side.
Personally, I probably would prefer the centerline flight of a 4 or 8.
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Old 12-15-2012, 05:41 AM
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..........My wife would never want to fly on any xc if she's going to sit in the back.
She wants to be involved.
Mine like to be "involved" by sometimes holding my hand, a peck on the cheek...and...oh well

As far as left hand/right hand throttle, I often do both in a single day, like yesterday when I flew my left throttle Air Tractor, then later did a short hop in my "right hand throttle" -10.

I learned to drive in Rhodesia with right hand drive/left hand shift. My buddy from South Africa was just here and drove from Savannah to Americus Georgia in just the opposite driving style from over there...adapted "on-the-fly."

Ozzies visit here often and just do it

It's really no big deal guys.

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Old 12-15-2012, 07:19 AM
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The -6 is a reasonably good 2 person plus bags cross country aircraft. IMO, the big compromise is the right hand throttle. That's just wrong in a stick flown aircraft. ;-)
so fly it from the right seat
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