Huey commander and co-pilot seats

[Fri13]

https://youtu.be/cPJqvM0cWp4?t=1583

 

Interesting point about difference in military and civilian.

 

Civilian: Pilot/Command sits at the right side and co-pilot at left. (default in DCS).

Army: Flight commander sits at the left side and co-pilot at right.

 

So in DCS we are seated to right side as a co-pilot, but we are flying?

[Volator]

Not sure if I get your point, but in the Army the aircraft commander (sitting in the left seat) points at a place and tells the pilot on the right seat (not co-pilot!) to fly there. So the a/c commander, the boss, usually sits left side and is not primarily tasked with flying the ship. The commander usually works the map, comes up with the tactical plan and coordinates with other assets via radio. But of course a/c commanders also get their fair share of stick time if they want to. 

Edited January 19, 2021 by Pilot Ike
Typo

[Dangerzone]

In the same way the captain of the ship isn't the one usually 'steering' the controls.

[HuggyBear]

The aircraft captain can sit in whichever seat they prefer, however it is 'normal' for the aircraft captain of a helicopter to sit in the right seat, both civil and military.

 

Some aircraft or missions are different, in the Chinook the captain sits in the left seat, long-lining is often conducted single-pilot from the left seat.

 

As for the video, perhaps that guy preferred the left seat, perhaps it was his unit's SOP for the captain to sit in the left seat, perhaps it's just been so long that his memories are incorrect.

 

For example he states that the synch elevator moves in flight depending on your speed, this is wrong, it is mechanically linked to the cyclic controls and moves based on fore/aft cyclic position. He also calls the 42-degree gearbox the 45-degree gearbox, seems like a small detail but it's always called the 42-degree gearbox, even in the flight manual.

Edited January 20, 2021 by HuggyBear