Captain's side

Captain's side

• A. The left side of the aircraft. Always enter the plane from this side.
• B. The front of the aircraft.
• C. The right side of the aircraft.
• D. The rear of the aircraft.

Answer: (A)

Captain's side means the left-hand side of the aircraft (the left side when you’re facing forward). In almost all two-crew cockpits, the captain sits in the left seat, and the main boarding door is placed on the left front area of the fuselage. That standard arrangement makes entering from the left side the usual practice, which is why this side is called the captain's side. The right side is typically associated with the first officer, and the front or rear don’t carry that same association, so they aren’t the standard entry side.

Captain's side means the left-hand side of the aircraft (the left side when you’re facing forward). In almost all two-crew cockpits, the captain sits in the left seat, and the main boarding door is placed on the left front area of the fuselage. That standard arrangement makes entering from the left side the usual practice, which is why this side is called the captain's side. The right side is typically associated with the first officer, and the front or rear don’t carry that same association, so they aren’t the standard entry side.