Sec. 25.771 - Pilot compartment.
(a) Each pilot compartment and its
equipment must allow the minimum flight crew (established under §25.1523)
to perform their duties without unreasonable concentration or fatigue.
(b) The primary controls listed in
§25.779(a), excluding cables and control rods, must be located with
respect to the propellers so that no member of the minimum flight crew
(established under §25.1523), or part of the controls, lies in the region
between the plane of rotation of any inboard propeller and the surface
generated by a line passing through the center of the propeller hub making
an angle of five degrees forward or aft of the plane of rotation of the
propeller.
(c) If provision is made for a second
pilot, the airplane must be controllable with equal safety from either
pilot seat.
(d) The pilot compartment must be
constructed so that, when flying in rain or snow, it will not leak in a
manner that will distract the crew or harm the structure.
(e) Vibration and noise characteristics
of cockpit equipment may not interfere with safe operation of the
airplane.
[Doc. No. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 25-4, 30 FR 6113, Apr. 30, 1965]