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Thanks for the post. The point I was trying to make was that there should not be any emergency in the Bell 212 that calls for the immediate selection of manual governor - the certification standards, even back in the 70's, should have seen to that.
So why have we accepted this situation for so long?
Your point about how many engines inadvertantly burnt out vs. bad engines saved is an excellent one.
Having put a little thought (actually all the brain cells I can muster these days) into this, a solution as simple as a raised circular guard on both sides of the switches would prevent inadvertant activation while still permitting immediate access to them. I think I'll put that into our UH-1N....