Originally Posted by
EddieHeli
I would have thought it pretty obvious that if the skids have collapsed the engine should be stopped immediately. Surely an automatic fuel cutoff could be incorporated into the crashing aircraft. A g-shock can trigger an ELT so why not a fuel cutoff?
Of course it could be done but the difference is that an ELT activating unintentionally poses no threat to flight safety. A device that is designed to shut off the engine automatically is something that I wouldn't be too comfortable flying around with.