Should I use seperate switches for mags?

[Dave S]

John,

I think there is a great deal of wisdom in your comments. I recall back in primary training the instructors were wanting people to do that very thing.....not sure everyone did.....one reason was to find if there was a broken P lead, the other reason was to know one mag had not failed during operation and gone unnoticed.

[jrevens]

That was good advice, John. I've had the habit of doing that since I learned to fly in the early '70s. Additionally, I always do a post-flight check in the hangar. I want the airplane to be ready to go when I am. 99% of the time I can't leave the airplane after a flight without cleaning the bugs off also... drives some of my friends crazy.

[jiott]

I do the same John, cleaning bugs and dirt postflight. When you do this it makes you look the whole airplane over like a mini preflight.