Originally Posted by
zegnaangelo
hi why would you not switch the fuel tanks (truly curious)...
I hesitate to summarise but perhaps the short version is that things were pretty overwhelming, it wasn't a deliberate decision, and she has a better appreciation of checklists/mnemonics now?
That said, in my view, it'd be best to listen to what the pilot had to say, which more comprehensively explains how this came about in context and contains a decent self-appraisal of things learnt.
FP.
Footnote: I meant to comment on the ergonomics of PA28 series fuel tank valves; they are truly awful! However the fuel pump switch and fuel pressure gauge are reasonably within eyeshot and more easily reached, hence my technical interest in these two items from both a human factors and mechanical perspective.