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Old 13th September 2011 | 08:14
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fireflybob
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"Dogs Ears" for the RMI selection brings back memories - very important part of the approach check.

One pilot I flew with used to call them "Suicide switches" - more than one a/c over the course of aviation history has done the whole letdown on the wrong beacon because the Dogs Ears were incorrectly set. I recall there was a CFIT at Palermo decades ago for this reason.
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