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		abracadaniel 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Preliminary report into Air India crash released Seems akin to something like a parking brake. Something you only use at a stop, or rarely during an emergency.

fakedang 7 months ago | [–]

They're pilots, they do hundreds of stops each year. In case of domestic pilots, even thousands. And with years of experience, switching off fuel control switches is basically muscle memory at this time now.

card_zero 7 months ago | [–]

Was amused to see they have one of those too, with "parking brake" written on it.

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