Here's something I might not know:  Why does the pilot sit in the rear seat?   Isn't the view better from the front?  Is it a center of gravity thing?,(reply>), +Brett Breet It's exactly that. When we're teaching we want the student to have the best view, so that when we send them solo and they have to sit in the front to keep the C of G correct (the rear seat pilot is closer to the C of G, so removing them makes little difference) they see the same thing they always saw.