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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 25.779 

confusion as to the engines they con-
trol. 

(e) Wing flap controls and other aux-

iliary lift device controls must be lo-
cated on top of the pedestal, aft of the 
throttles, centrally or to the right of 
the pedestal centerline, and not less 
than 10 inches aft of the landing gear 
control. 

(f) The landing gear control must be 

located forward of the throttles and 
must be operable by each pilot when 
seated with seat belt and shoulder har-
ness (if provided) fastened. 

(g) Control knobs must be shaped in 

accordance with § 25.781. In addition, 
the knobs must be of the same color, 
and this color must contrast with the 
color of control knobs for other pur-
poses and the surrounding cockpit. 

(h) If a flight engineer is required as 

part of the minimum flight crew (es-
tablished under § 25.1523), the airplane 
must have a flight engineer station lo-
cated and arranged so that the flight 
crewmembers can perform their func-
tions efficiently and without inter-
fering with each other. 

[Doc. No. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 25–46, 43 FR 50596, Oct. 30, 
1978] 

§ 25.779

Motion and effect of cockpit 

controls. 

Cockpit controls must be designed so 

that they operate in accordance with 
the following movement and actuation: 

(a) Aerodynamic controls: 

(1) 

Primary. 

Controls 

Motion and effect 

Aileron .........................

Right (clockwise) for right wing 

down. 

Elevator .......................

Rearward for nose up. 

Rudder .........................

Right pedal forward for nose right. 

(2) 

Secondary. 

Controls 

Motion and effect 

Flaps (or auxiliary lift 

devices).

Forward for flaps up; rearward for 

flaps down. 

Trim tabs (or equiva-

lent).

Rotate to produce similar rotation of 

the airplane about an axis parallel 
to the axis of the control. 

(b) Powerplant and auxiliary con-

trols: 

(1) 

Powerplant. 

Controls 

Motion and effect 

Power or thrust ............

Forward to increase forward thrust 

and rearward to increase rear-
ward thrust. 

Propellers ....................

Forward to increase rpm. 

Mixture .........................

Forward or upward for rich. 

Carburetor air heat ......

Forward or upward for cold. 

Supercharger ...............

Forward or upward for low blower. 

For turbosuperchargers, forward, 
upward, or clockwise, to increase 
pressure. 

(2) 

Auxiliary. 

Controls 

Motion and effect 

Landing gear ...............

Down to extend. 

[Doc. No. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 25–72, 55 FR 29778, July 20, 
1990] 

§ 25.781

Cockpit control knob shape. 

Cockpit control knobs must conform to the general shapes (but not necessarily 

the exact sizes or specific proportions) in the following figure: 

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