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9th April 2007, 08:58 PM

I agree with the others... Isn't it said that the most critical time
in flight is on takeoff, when your low to the ground at a slow
airspeed? Then turning off the fuel selector is setting an unknown
time when the failure is going to occur. If you're at altitude, you
have plenty of room to adjust your pitch for a safe airspeed and to
troubleshoot. Sure, maybe your student will lower the nose and land,
even if it's just after liftoff or higher above the runway, but I
think it leaves little margin for error and is unnecessary...

On Apr 3, 11:13 pm, "buttman" <nbvF...@> wrote:
> I agree pulling the valve AT ALTITUDE is needlessly dangerous without
> any educational benefit, but this specific instance isn't dangerous.
> All the factors that make pulling the valve dangerous everywhere else
> are not present when you're 50 feel AGL with 11,000 feet of runway
> ahead of you. This condition is (as far as I know) the ONLY time you
> could safely pull an engine without it being unsafe. So why not take
> advantage of it?

9th April 2007, 08:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
kevmor Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	pulling the fuel valve on takeoff in a 152 I agree with the others... Isn't it said that the most critical time in flight is on takeoff, when your low to the ground at a slow airspeed? Then turning off the fuel selector is setting an unknown time when the failure is going to occur. If you're at altitude, you have plenty of room to adjust your pitch for a safe airspeed and to troubleshoot. Sure, maybe your student will lower the nose and land, even if it's just after liftoff or higher above the runway, but I think it leaves little margin for error and is unnecessary... On Apr 3, 11:13 pm, "buttman" <nbvF...@> wrote: > I agree pulling the valve AT ALTITUDE is needlessly dangerous without > any educational benefit, but this specific instance isn't dangerous. > All the factors that make pulling the valve dangerous everywhere else > are not present when you're 50 feel AGL with 11,000 feet of runway > ahead of you. This condition is (as far as I know) the ONLY time you > could safely pull an engine without it being unsafe. So why not take > advantage of it?