interesting thread.
during my later training the instructors were always dicking around behind the fuses disconnecting something.
you'd get the question toward the end of the flight, "how are we going for fuel?"
you'd look down to both gauges reading zero.
they'd be waiting for the panic to set in.
I took off with 2 1/2 hours of fuel, we're 50 minutes into the flight, we've got no stream of vapour out back (cap left off) hmmm bit over an hour remaining.
I had so many things failed during training that I never rely on anything but my mental picture and the engine note. the moment that engine note changes I swing into action.
I have always loved flying but I thought aeroplanes were the dodgiest pieces of engineering going during my training. especially since I've owned an aeroplane I have been amazed at how reliable aircraft actually are.
failing systems during training does breed an attitude of, hmmm trivial fault, I'll keep it flying anyway.
if you want legally terrified subservient pilots dont fail systems.
