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I totally agree. I got a couple of the pull switches and use them since i have them (and have already cut open the side of my plane). I much prefer the feel and function of a basic slide switch, and like the voltwatch (or some other lighted indicator) to see that the plane is on or off.

There are currently two Air Force One jets in use, one with the tail number 28000 and the other with tail number 29000.

Don't forget Dick, I used to live in Jersey

(Oh yea? What exit?)

In for off, let go of the plane while it's idling and check for control surface movement. This verifys that the switch hasn't been bumped to off. I lost a day of flying the other way, because I had it pushed in for on and when I put the plane in it's cradle, it got turned on and used up the battery. I changed to the in for off and have never had a problem.

Again this is one of those "what ever make the most sense to you" things,

Parkway, Expressway, Or Turnpike ???

160

168 off the GSP

You were way up there. We're (Overbored and I) down by 38, GSP. It's different down here. We have some trees... oh yeah, you were up there by I-80. You had trees too...

CGr.

Ahem... I was WAY north of I-80. In the elite section. We only went to the Jersey shore when we went "Slumming"

Ooooh, way up there. Did the water ever get warm enough to swim in? [sm=drowning.gif]

I have lived at 30, 48, 58, 119A, and 127, and worked as far up as 146. and the areas are all equally
beautiful while sitting in traffic on a friday night during the summer, with broken A/C and
an uneasy feeling in your stomach while wondering how long to the next rest stop. oh here comes
a rest stop, no thats a sate police barracks, my bad.

I didn't even know what an exit was until 1995 when I moved here..[X(]

Woops.. here we are, hyjacking this thread. Sorry bout-dat.

CGr.

I think I just went in my pants [&o]

I still think in for on, with a guard to hold it out when its suppose to be off.

I used to use the switch mount Mike showed from Tower but quit using the small switches and now only use the heavy duty JR switches. When I used to set my switches up I liked the pull on/push off.

120% agrement with this. My first planes had the push pull switches, I turned them on putting them in the car, I turned them off bumping them on the flight line after changing over from the first problem. I finally just mount the switch in the side of the fuselage and also mount a charging jack. Besides not being able to bump on or off, it just gives you a bunch more room inside the fuselage.

Don

Ultimately I think its just better to mount the slide switch on the fuselage side opposite the muffler with on being to the rear.

This is just a crazy forum thread. Do it whatever way you think is safest.

I use the dubro one like Minn uses on all my planes. Oh,,,,and yes, pull out and it's on, push in and it's off.

What if it gets bumped by accident before takeoff?

Well, if you are at our field, it will roll across the runway, and hit some gopher holes and quit. If the switch gets turned off, it is likely that you are still at idle and probably the controls are neutral and at worst, it is going to slowly roll away when you release it, or just set there depending on your idle. Oh yes, your face will turn red and there will be hoots and hollers from the pits.

Don

There are 2 B-747's usually used as Airforce One. ANY Air Force plane that is carrying the President is Air Force 1. His USUAL helicopters are called Marine One. When Bush landed on the carrier after the Iraq invasion it (the plane) was Navy One. The carrier itself MAY have been re-designated after touchdown.

Over thirty years pushing in for on and never a problem. Doesn't get bumped, totally aware of where the switch is and because the engine is idling when the airplane is being handled, the first indication of the switch being bumped and turned off would be a lack of throttle response. This truly is a non-issue! You like to push-in for "on" I think that's wonderful. My experience and what I feel is common sense for myself likes pulling out to turn "on". When I've used the Volt Watch MPI switch or a regular slide switch, I mount so sliding to the back, is "on".

There is no right and wrong here and there is only so many ways to do this. The O.P. has likely heard all the answers to his question that there are, plus some usful information about living in "Joysey"!! Happy St. Patty's to ya all!

This is almost impossible in most cases. The switch is usually mounted to the fuse in the wing area, so you would bump the wing long before you got near the switch. And as far as handling the plane goes, you need to PUSH or PULL that switch, slight accidental pressure is not going to move it. Note how most people said theirs got bumped while putting it in the car, etc. This can happen when the wing is off, but it's a lot more difficult when the wing is on.