Early Beech aircraft, specifically the Bonanzas, put the gear and flap handles, right and left, respectively, opposite to other manufacturers.
That's correct.
My father's business partner owned a Twin Bonanza in the Seventies. The switches were located close to one another along a 'bar'. George had the plane serviced which included an overhaul of the landing gear hydraulics. The plane set higher, but the mechanics failed to reposition the gear safety switch. Shortly after getting the plane back, upon landing, George hit the gear-up instead of the flaps-up. The Bonanza settled onto the runway, damaging props, engines and landing gear; big-time damage.
The good news: The repair facility owned up, (after an NTSB report) and rebuilt the aircraft on their dollar.
Sounds like this guy won't have that kind of luck, though.
