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comrade1234 ◴[] No.44537976[source]
Why can the pilot shut off the fuel during takeoff?
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jeffbee ◴[] No.44538051[source]
Suggest a system that would prevent this, but only this, without causing other risks.
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bob1029 ◴[] No.44538263[source]
Disable the fuel system cutoff controls during the takeoff climb phase of flight. Once the aircraft loses contact with the runway, these controls shouldn't function without tripping certain thresholds (speed & altitude), or following a two-man procedure that is physically impossible to execute solo. In any other flight regime, the controls function as originally designed.

The danger of a burning engine is irrelevant if you are heading into terrain.

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1. dboreham ◴[] No.44538396[source]
Sounds good, but I'm not sure I trust Boeing outsourced software developers to implement that absolutely correctly.