Did anyone ever notice that almost all manufacturers design their throttles for left hand use? In reality the throttle is ALWAYS on the right of the PIC and the yoke is usually operated with the left hand, regardless of what airplane you fly.

Which throttles, I believe fighters generally have throttles on the left side with the stick in the right hand. The CH Yoke has the levers on the right hand side, and the CH Throttle Quadrant is ambidextrous.----------------------------------------------------------------John MorganReal World: KGEG, UND Aerospace Spokane Satillite, Private ASEL 141.2 hrs, 314 landings, 46 inst. apprs.Virtual: MSFS 2004"There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach

You mean throttles on a joystick? Most joysticks are designed with combat flying games in mind and hence the positioning, as mentioned by John.Keith

>Did anyone ever notice that almost all manufacturers design>their throttles for left hand use? In reality the throttle is>ALWAYS on the right of the PIC and the yoke is usually>operated with the left hand, regardless of what airplane you>fly.You're sure you're not sitting behind your yoke? ;-) The majority of stick-operated singles, whether prop or jet, have the throttle on the left of the pilot. If you are using a yoke, CH Products put the built in levers on the right. Their throttle quad you can put where you like. Same with the PFC equipment.So I'm not sure where you're coming from here.MarkMark "Dark Moment" BeaumontVP Fleet, DC-3 AirwaysTeam Member, MAAM-SIM[a href=http://www.swiremariners.com/cathayhk.html" target="_blank]http://www.paxship.com/maamlogo2.jpg[/a]

Stick operated, maybe. I haven't flown vintage.All the modern single props, turboprops and jetliners have the throttle to the RIGHT of the PIC and the yoke/joystick is being operated by the LEFT hand.I am talking about throttle/joystick combinations, like the popular Saitek X-45 or X-52.

Those throttles dont have prop aircraft in mind. They have fighters in mind. Notice the design of those joysticks. They don't look like GA aircraft joysticks at all. Fighters have the throttle on the left so that one can hold the stick with the right hand.Scott

Nothing to do with Saitek, but the Airbus series aircraft are lefty throttles, fighter jets, many sport and kit-type aircraft, even the Piper Cub.

I've only seen throttles on the left in tandem seating configurations. If you're side-by-side, they have the one central throttle with the PIC in left seat so the throttle's to the right, and if you're a Flight-Instructor or SIC, it's to the left.----------------------------------------------------------------John MorganReal World: KGEG, UND Aerospace Spokane Satillite, Private ASEL 141.2 hrs, 314 landings, 46 inst. apprs.Virtual: MSFS 2004"There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach

Ehem, Airbus has its throttle left of the PIC? I fly A320s for a living and my throttle is to the right. It is in the center console right of the pilot in command and left of the first officer.

>Ehem, Airbus has its throttle left of the PIC? I fly A320s>for a living and my throttle is to the right. It is in the>center console right of the pilot in command and left of the>first officer. Sorry 'bout that. I dropped the Airbus family in my short list because of the lefty sidestick controller. An honest mistake by a dishonest fella.