Originally Posted by
hans brinker
Not on a properly designed turboprop (Fokker 50). Look at the difference between all the controls, grabbing the wrong was is harder. The fuel/condition controls aren't usually moved together. We would start the engines one by one, we used to shut them down one by one. And if one fails, you most definitely don't want to maintain symetrical engine conditions. If you need to change the pitch you use the engine rating panel underneath the instruments, or the TOGA buttons on the power levers (or the skid control test button while airborne with the gear down, but that might not have been a feature....). And on the ATR I would guess most of the time something similar would apply
Interesting. The old HS-748 cockpit had a similarity with the levers used to shut down the engines(known as HP Cock levers) being on either side of the throttles. If you Google the it, you will also notice that the flap lever is offset not only to the right side of the right HP cock but also well aft.
In the end, a single hand cannot accidentally shut down both engines.