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by mallets 337 days ago
Well, shit. Suicidal?

And this can't possibly be all the audio if the other pilot noticed the switch position, I would expect a lot more cussing and struggle.

So they didn't notice the switch position? The switch was in the right position but not really? Is this a rarely used switch that one might not look at (or know where to look) during regular use?

10 seconds between OFF and ON.

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Dual engine failure on takeoff gives them about as much time to react as if the front passenger grabbed the steering wheel while on a windy mountain road and yanked them off a cliff.

It only takes a few seconds to completely screw everyone, but a bit longer for the consequences to occur.

From what I've read, it comes on the display as a warning