I saw some photos of 170's with the yokes upside down. Can you just pull the bolt below and rotate the yoke 180 and replace bolt. Being 6'4" the lower part of the yoke hits my legs and even worst when bundled up for winter flying.
Thanks, Paul
Upside down yoke?
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Only if you stand on your head in your seat for takeoffs and landings
A retired United pilot friend Spanky Allen, now deceased, actually did this on the job. Getting fed up with the terrible landings his new kid copilot was doing he reportedly told him he could land the plane better than him upside down. Memory fades but I think he stood on the seat backwards and landed looking through his legs. True story.
I'm sure you can reverse the yokes and I've actually seen it done. I don't know about the legality of it. It looks rather weird also but hey if it helps you then it makes sense.
A retired United pilot friend Spanky Allen, now deceased, actually did this on the job. Getting fed up with the terrible landings his new kid copilot was doing he reportedly told him he could land the plane better than him upside down. Memory fades but I think he stood on the seat backwards and landed looking through his legs. True story.
I'm sure you can reverse the yokes and I've actually seen it done. I don't know about the legality of it. It looks rather weird also but hey if it helps you then it makes sense.
Dave
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1953 C-180
N92CP ("Clark's Plane")
1953 C-180
Upside Down Yokes
Did the same thing in my C-140 to give me more leg room. Worked great, didn't worry about "legality" and it didn't look weird.
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