AVweb’s Monday Podcast: “Right-Handed” and “Left-Handed” Flying with <i>Pilot’s Audio Update</i>

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Pilots frequently show individual preferences for executing left or right 360-degree turns and handling crosswinds from specific directions.
  • Paul Berge, in a sample from Belvoir's *Pilot's Audio Update*, posits that these distinct flying preferences are directly linked to a pilot's seating posture.
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Why is it that some of us fly better 360 turns to the left, while others ace the right-side turn? And why do some of us prefer a right crosswind, while others do better with one from the left? In this sample from Belvoir’s Pilot’s Audio Update, Paul Berge argues that it has everything to do with seating posture.

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