Patent ID: 11919621
Assignee: KITTY HAWK CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A method, comprising:
providing a first hand control, wherein:
the first hand control controls an altitude of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft;
movement of the VTOL aircraft within a plane defined by a roll axis and a pitch axis is independent of the first hand control; and
the first hand control is provided on a first hand side of a pilot's seat included in the VTOL aircraft;

providing a second hand control, wherein:
the second hand control controls the movement of the VTOL aircraft within the plane defined by the roll axis and the pitch axis;
the altitude of the VTOL aircraft is independent of the second hand control; and
the second hand control is provided on a second hand side of the pilot's seat that is opposite from the first hand side.