May 20, 20242 yr As crazy as it sounds, but I am unable to fly with left hand.....LOL. This is my second attempt to switch but it is so difficult. I read and watching some videos where real pilots saying that is easy switch. But it is so hard for Joystick to hold in left hand. I am all over the place. Anyone tried? And what are experiences....mine are terrible so far... 😔 Alex
May 20, 20242 yr I mostly fly the Fenix Airbus so put my stick on the left and throtles on the right. No problem here. OK flying GA as well with stick on the left.
May 20, 20242 yr 12 minutes ago, cyyzrwy24 said: As crazy as it sounds, but I am unable to fly with left hand.....LOL. This is my second attempt to switch but it is so difficult. I read and watching some videos where real pilots saying that is easy switch. But it is so hard for Joystick to hold in left hand. I am all over the place. Anyone tried? And what are experiences....mine are terrible so far... 😔 I'm right handed and it may sound crazy but when was working on my CFI it was hard for me to get to fly with right hand at first. LOL Give it some time - usually it takes few hours Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
May 20, 20242 yr Author It is very hard to be precise after so many years flying with right hand..... lol Alex
May 20, 20242 yr Author 25 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: few hours lol.....I am in my 5th flight and just touch better....lol Alex
May 20, 20242 yr Sidestick with left hand I'm helpless, just like with the mouse. Yoke is much much better. For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
May 20, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, cyyzrwy24 said: As crazy as it sounds, but I am unable to fly with left hand.....LOL. This is my second attempt to switch but it is so difficult. I read and watching some videos where real pilots saying that is easy switch. But it is so hard for Joystick to hold in left hand. I am all over the place. Anyone tried? And what are experiences....mine are terrible so far... 😔 Since the TCA I left the right seat and only left and it's the same left or right no difference here local... André
May 20, 20242 yr My whole setup is pretty much a right seat setup. The origin is my thrustmaster warthog which is right handed, and my setup evolved around that. Now throttles are always on the left. Maybe someday I’ll make Captain! 🙂 Edited May 20, 20242 yr by regis9 Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
May 20, 20242 yr Honeycomb Alpha for me...I wish you hadn't brought this up, I feel like I'm cheating now! 😉 i913900KF (5.8GHz) | Case: Fractal PopAir RGB I Gigabyte Z790 UD AX| MSI Gaming RTX 4070Ti Super 16GB | Kingston Fury Beast 64GB DDR5 5200Mhz | SOLIDIGM P41 Plus 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD | Samsung SSD 870 EVO 2TB | Thermalright Frozen Notte 240 MM Liquid Cooling | LG EVO 42" Monitor 3840 x 2160 120Hz | Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo | Logitech G Pro pedals | Tobii EyeTracker | 850W Thermaltake 80+ GOLD |
May 20, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, cyyzrwy24 said: I read and watching some videos where real pilots saying that is easy switch No problem whatsoever switching hands (left/right seat in an airplane). But to calibrate the different sight picture, oh dear. In right seat, steep turns were a complete mess and I felt totally unworthy carrying my pilot license. (Also, reaching for the alternate static in a DA40 from right seat is an awkward ergonomic exercise) EASA PPL SEPL + NQ / CB-IR in progress MSFS24 | X-Plane 12
May 20, 20242 yr 42 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said: Sidestick with left hand I'm helpless, just like with the mouse. Yoke is much much better. I had a fear of sidesticks until i flew Cirrus for the first time. Frankly I was shocked it just like a yoke or precisely half of it ! LOL Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
May 20, 20242 yr A few years back as a challenge I decided to spend a whole year flying only in FO seat. Moved my throttles to the left and yoke to the right and adjusted all views accordingly. The views were the most jarring but soon got used to them. Humans are naturally adaptable when mirroring actions right to left (or else more tourists would crash cars!). Some pretty horrific experiments on animals I recall from Psychology studies as a youngster backed this adaptability up. If all your parts are in working order you should have no problem if you stick with it! Russell Gough SE London
May 20, 20242 yr I did the switch a while back and the first week was a struggle but now I can't even imagine flying right handed
May 20, 20242 yr My setup remains in place full-time so whether I am flying an Airbus or not it is (left to right): Thrustmaster Airbus TCA stick, Fulcrum Yoke, TM Airbus Throttle, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle. So I have no choice but to use the stick left-handed! And I am totally used to it (though sometimes I am 'naughty' and fly an Airbus with the yoke.🤫 OS: Win11 Home; Mobo: Asus TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4; CPU: Intel i5-12400 (Alder Lake) 4.4 GHzRAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 64Gb (4x16GB) 3600 MHz; GPU: MSI Radeon RX 5700XT [8GB] SSD: Corsair Force MP510 (for OS); 2x 1TB & 1x 2TB Sabrent Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 (one for sim, two for addons)HDD: Seagate 3TB (Data); Seagate 1TB (Programs), ASUS TUF Gaming VG32VQ1B Curved 31.5" monitor, 1440p, 38Mbs ethernet Fulcrum One Yoke, Honeycomb Bravo throttle, Thrustmaster Airbus TCA sidestick & throttle, Logitech Pro pedals, Xbox wireless gamepad (1st gen)
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