Back seat instruction
We used to have this discussion regarding Beechcrafts with "throw-over" yokes and no brakes on the right side. The FAA view was that if it was OK with the examiner or designee it was OK with them. This assumes trust in the pilot by the examiner. The case of the RV8 is a little more complex. In the back seat, with no brakes, no instruments, and no access to the avionics is going to make a checkride a little tough. For example, how can the examiner fail avionics or instruments?
The more basic problem is how do you instruct from the back seat? I'm afraid a side by side is the only practical answer.
John S. Clark ATP, CFI
RV8 N18U KSBA
FAAST Team Representative