Having nearly snagged the Governor Auto/Manual switch many, many years ago on a UH-1N (military equiv to Bell212) I wondered why no-one has seen fit to change the switch.
Since it happened to me, it has obviously happened to many others, but how many others?
Has the switch design ever been implicated in an accident?
Why has no-one complained to the authorities?
I know of no reason why you need immediate access to the switch (there should be no situation that requires it to be used immediately), so why no change it to a guarded or covered switch?
Surely, no STC would be needed.