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Old 14th Mar 2021, 07:58
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Evil Twin
 
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A little anecdote regarding mag switches.

Very early in my career I took over flying a Bell 47 on scenics from a guy that was headed overseas. He told me of a flight where he'd told Dad and his young kid not to touch that particular switch as it would stop the engine running. Dad had to then spend the entire flight stopping the little 5hit kid from turning the mags off. I tucked that story in my experience bag and told every kid, that of all those switches in front of you one of them sets off your ejector seat but, I'm not telling you which one! Never once did I have any issues after that.
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