[net.aviation] Trivia question

bl@hplabsb.UUCP (Bruce T. Lowerre) (03/27/84)

On all planes that I've ever seen, why is the right mag switch setting
on the left and the left mag switch setting on the right?

ted@teldata.UUCP (Ted Becker) (03/30/84)

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The mag switch actually shorts out the mag to shut it off.  When you
switch to right mag what you have done is grounded out the left mag. hence
the apparent reversal of the switches.