ORIGINAL: on_your_six
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Two things about gas ignition kill switches.
1.) you're a darn stupid nincompoop for not using one.
2.) you're a darn stupid nincompoop for using one.
Take your pick.. I use one for the ability to kill a runaway engine, such as one time last summer when a muffler bolt fell off the plane... I could not slow down enough to land. I lined up for final, almost on the ground and killed the engine. Perfect result.
I use the kill switch each and every time to kill the engine after taxi'ng back then turn off the manual switch. I also have a choke switch, but that is not fool proof in killing engine in cold weather and you may flood engine in warm weather.
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I am sure I said something wrong, so go for it.
You pretty much got that right
Just one question. Why wouldn't your throttle cut your engine?
Do you remove the idle screw and have your pushrod set up so that it closes completely and is your carb worn so badly that the throttle is no longer sealing adequately?
My personal preference is to use the throttle to kill an engine if I have a choice. One of the fields I fly at pretty much requires any planes of 100cc and over to be landed "deadstick" - I use throttle to kill those on that field (by way of the throttle kill switch being set up).