On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:11:50 -0600, "Travis Marlatte"
wrote:

"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
.. .
Right magneto is "hot" (ungrounded). The "OFF" position grounds both
mags.


I know from personal experience that a lot of pilots continue to have
serious misconceptions about such things, but it still bothers me. This
is
the sort of thing that is part of every run-up, and therefore should have
been part of the aircraft systems knowledge requirement to get the
license--not necessarily the grounding issue, but which magneto actually
fires its set of plugs.



I don't get the connection. Why would the licenced pilot need to know which
mag and which set of plugs is firing on Left or Right key position? Know why
the mag check is important and what to watch for during the mag check, yes.

On the right (or left) looking toward the propeller, or t'other way
round? (And tractor or pusher? And are the mag designations different
on the two engines in a Cessna 337?) Maybe it's time to label mag
switches Port and Starboard, mateys!

Don