In the late 1960s my dad had an Airspeed Consul which he flew the family around in, as a PPL. He very often had to radio for a trolley-acc to get started. When I was about five, sitting in the right hand seat, I asked him what'd happen if the engines stopped in the air (i.e. no trolley-acc, no flies on a five-year-old) and he just said 'it won't'. We once lost battery (radio + ADF) VMC on top and he asked me (at age five) to change the batteries over (only he and I were on board and no AP). I don't think I managed that, but am still here
