Comment by cjrp
1 day ago
The fuel cutoff switches are directly behind the throttles, in a central position. Maybe you’re thinking of the stab cutout switches?
1 day ago
The fuel cutoff switches are directly behind the throttles, in a central position. Maybe you’re thinking of the stab cutout switches?
This. There are no flip-covers on the switches in any of the photos I've seen. Additionally, it looks like the side guards are only on the left and right sides of the pair of cutoff switches, not in-between the two switches. So if one bumped one switch, seems like it would be very easy to bump them both.
There's a metal nib on the switch and switch housing preventing it from being bumped. There's also a spring holding it down so it can't bounce up. The distance and required force makes switching them at the same time impossible, thus the 1 second difference. This was absolutely an intentional act.