CS 22.779  Motion and effect of cockpit controls

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

Cockpit controls must be designed so that they operate as follows: 

Controls 

Motion and effect 

Aileron 

right (clockwise) for right wing down 

Elevator 

rearward for nose up 

Rudder 

right pedal forward for nose right 

Trim 

corresponding to sense of motion of the controls 

Air brakes 

pull to extend 

Wing-flaps 

pull for wing-flaps down or extended 

Towing cable release 

pull to release 

Canopy jettisoning 

not prescribed, preferably pull to jettison 

Throttle control 

forward to increase power 

Propeller pitch 

forward to increase r.p.m. 

Mixture 

forward, or up for rich 

Carburettor air heat or Alternate air

forward or upward for cold,  or alternate air off