"Peter Dohm" wrote in message ...
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: No, but he should know that that the Right mag is hot (firing plugs) and the
: Left mag is cold (not firing) when the switch is in the "R" position, and
: that the Right mag is cold (not firing) and the Left mag is hot (firing
: plugs) when the switch is in the "L" position. That much systems knowledge
: would seem usefull for a safe and reasonable Go/NoGo decision prior to
: take-off, and also to explain a problem to an efficient manner.
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: Knowledge of the specifics of how the ignition system works could be very
: usefull in the case of "stealing your oun airplane" because you lost the key
: at a remote hunting/fishing spot; but I can not imagine that being part of
: an accredited licensing test.
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: Peter
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But they sure as heck should know that turning off the master switch will not turn off their engine.