sentences:  To increase its appeal to flight schools, the Lancer was equipped with a mock landing gear retraction switch that operates green “safe” and red “unsafe” lights in the cockpit, allowing a student pilot to feign operation of imaginary "retractable" (it was permanently fixed) landing gear on takeoff and landing during instructional flights.In a peculiar combination, the front seat was equipped with a control yoke, while the rear-seat pilot had a centre stick.Both seats were equipped with engine controls mounted overhead, with solo flight being performed from the front seat.