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There's a good photo of them here; https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/ai171-investigation-fuel-control-switches/ https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet
by snypher 1y ago
There's a good photo of them here; https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/ai171-investigation-fuel-control-switches/ https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/ai171-investigatio...
You can do them both with one hand.
- zihotki 1y agoAre you completely sure you can considering that they are spring loaded and they are like 7-10cm apart judging by the size of other controls?
- snypher 1y agoI don't understand your question. I have done this myself, am I completely sure?
- cosmicgadget 1y agoDid you mean to say you can activate the switches with one hand simultaneously? That is probably what the above commenter assumed you meant. Since lifting and twisting two switches simultaneously with one hand seems challenging.
- mvdtnz 1y agoIt didn't happen simultaneously so this is irrelevant.
- cosmicgadget 1y agoIt is relevant to the interaction I replied to.
- ryandrake 1y agoYou’re the only one who said “simultaneously.”
- cosmicgadget 1y agoSee above.
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- lanna 1y agoAbove commenter said _quickly_, not simultaneously
- cosmicgadget 1y agoJesus... joey: Can you switch them quickly? snypher: You can do them with one hand. [Ed. This is ambiguous and could be read as "one hand, simultaneously". In fact, doing it with one hand non-simultaneously would be a weird claim to make of a simple knob. See also ajb's comment below.] zihotki: Really? They are not close together and have a spring mechanism. [Ed. Seems to believe snypher is claiming simultaneous operation.] snypher: I am confused by the response. Me: [Tries to facilitate clarification]
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> This is ambiguous and could be read as "one hand, simultaneously" Not within the context of the thread.
- ra7 1y agoContext is both these switches being turned off with a 1 second gap. Doing it with one hand simultaneously would possibly explain it, otherwise it doesn’t seem relevant.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Context is both these switches being turned off with a 1 second gap. Doing it with one hand simultaneously would possibly explain it It would. So would switching both quickly in succession. One second is a long time—I can adjust power, prop, fuel pump and flaps in about that time.
- ra7 1y agoWhat I gathered from comments here is it's not a simple flick of the switch and it actually takes some effort to turn them off. Can you really do it twice within the span of 1 second?
- KaiMagnus 1y agoI wonder if they could theoretically rest on top of the notch, not fully locked into either position and flip accidentally. No idea how the switches behave when not all the way up or down, but the notch looks pretty long and flat so it could be possible.
- sugarpimpdorsey 1y agoThose switches are the size of a thumb. No one is moving those - separately, mind you - and not realize what is going on.
- ajb 1y agoIf you do them both with one hand, would they not be moved at the same instant rather than 1 second apart?
- lazide 1y agoThey require a per-switch motion, so unlikely.
- arp242 1y agoIs there just one set of switches? Or do both pilots have their own set?
- ExoticPearTree 1y agoOnly one set.