Left or Right seat-PIC?

[mattpilot]

I agree, the steep turns are the hardest manouvers to do on the right seat.

 

[Fly_Chick]

And... when you really want to pucker yourself, try having to shoot an ILS down to minimums with a private pilot student in the left seat and you in the right after unexpected fog rolls in. It's not so fun without having the instruments right in front of you (and I only had about 450 hours).

Tank, I found it much easier to fly instruments from the right seat. Because I sit further away from the instruments in the right seat, my scan is better. I do not have to move my head as much for my eyes to see all of the instruments, meaning I can usually keep all of the instruments in my scan without moving my head (unless of course I am flying a classic, then the instruments are installed anywhere on the panel where there is an available slot).

 

[cshelton]

Start flying in the right seat as much as possible to get comfortable for your CFI. I did a lot of my commercial training in the right seat and by the time I started my CFI, the right seat felt the same as the left seat. There is no FAR that says what seat you have to fly in. The manufacter may specify a pic seat; as long as you can fly the plane saftley and manipulate the controls from the other seat then go for it. Good luck on the CFI.