A "left handed" Pitts ?.

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tl_z_bub

Well-Known Member

Jan 6, 2016

As a left hander I often wonder if I might be more comfortable flying my S1 left hand on the stick, right hand on the throttle.

Obviously this would require the Throttle (and probably Mixture / Aux air) to change sides in the cockpit.

Has this been done before ?. I can see that some welding would be required for the throttle pivot and some control cable mounting brackets - but otherwise it does not look too complicated. Or am I missing something ?.