On Jan 20, 10:11*am, Flydive wrote:
wrote:

Low priority compared to flying the plane, deadstick, in a congested
urban environment.

Or would you rather he spend time looking for a button on the panel?

Well it takes 3 seconds to flip the switch, you should know where is
located.

one pilot is flying the aircraft, the other one is assisting and going
through the checklist.

Yep.

Where on the checklist is the instruction to flip this switch?

One may assume that since it was not flipped it was not at the top of
the list and thus was of a lower priority. Flying the airplane and
only those steps necessary to (1) avoid obstacles while (2) setting up
for landing are of high(est) priority.

While correcting for a skid on an icy road you should not be
attempting to change radio stations or answering a cellphone. I would
imagine that checking to be certain the fasten seatbelt sign was lit
was likewise at the bottom of the list.

Really folks have any of you ever been in an emergency situation?
It's amazing how much focus you get on priorities. Flying followed by
landing is priority one and from 3000' in the middle of NYC with no
engines you'd best be flying. First things first.

With engines out, no APU and probably given the timeframe no RAM the
ditch switch may not have done anything.

Reading many of the posts here I'm concerned about my safety on the
highway; far too many people have their priorities out of whack with
flying, can it be any better in a car?