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§3.384 Cockpit controls.

CAR 3 · Design and Construction · Pilot Compartment · at CAR3-14 (current)

Text in force at CAR3-14: from CAR3-0, effective 1 Nov 1949. OCR text

(a) All cockpit controls shall be so located and, except for those the function of which is obvious, identified as to provide convenience in operation including provisions to prevent the possibility of confusion and consequent inadvertent operations. (See Fig. 3-14 for required sense of motion of cockpit controls.) The controls shall be so located and arranged that when seated it will be readily possible for the pilot to obtain full and unrestricted movement of each control without interference form either his clothing or the cockpit structure. (b) Identical power-plant controls for the several engines in the case of multiengine airplanes shall be so located as to prevent any misleading impression as to the engines of which they relate. Control Movement and actuation Primary: Aileron Right (clockwise) for right wing down. Elevator Rearward for nose up. Rudder Right pedal forward for nose right. Power plant: Throttle Forward to open. Figure 3-14 Cockpit Controls

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