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sky2high@aol.com wrote:
PS The standard 300 series fuel shutoff is at the aft bottom of the header tank. For me, operating solo, that would require loosening the shoulder straps, leaning forward and way over to the right to reach the shut off - thus losing all flight visual reference. The following aerobatic maneuver could be interesting while I must quickly sit up, recover and re-tighten the belts - hoping that the fire will blow itself out.
And if you forget to re-tighten the seat belts, the resulting survivable off-airport landing could be fatal.
We lost a very experienced pilot in L-IV accident in Flagstaff AZ, 2001. He had an engine failure, removed the shoulder harness to change tanks, never put it back on, made a perfect off-airport landing under the circumstances, hit his head on the panel and died in what should have been a survivable accident.
An emergency plan that requires taking off your seat-belt or shoulder harness is not a good plan.
Regards,
Hamid
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