For those who have mounted a TOGA button on a non-throttle quadrant application, where did you mount it to make it readily accessible to the push-pull throttle. Dan from Reno
I put mine right above the prop knob .. the real estate above the throttle is to valuable for flaps and fuel pump switches! The prop should be all the way in for TOGA ops, so there's not much chance of bumping anything important when you need to mash the button.
The installation of the Go Around switch must meet the following criteria;
- Must be within easy reach of the hand that normally operates the throttle
- Must be easily located by the pilot without visual reference
- Must be located so that any action to operate switch will not cause an unintended input to the aircraft flight or engine controls
- Must be located to minimize inadvertent operation and interference from other nearby switches or devices
- Switch must be clearly labeled [...]
Must be easily located by the pilot without visual reference
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Switch must be clearly labeled [...]
For those who have mounted a TOGA button on a non-throttle quadrant application, where did you mount it to make it readily accessible to the push-pull throttle. Dan from Reno
Just out of curiosity, is this an IFR thing mostly?
RVs have so much excess power that there’s not really a need to do anything immediately, even with full flaps. I’ve never thought I needed a TOGA. Maybe I do?
Why not between the throttle and the Prop knobs? Close enough to the throttle that on a missed approach, you can push it without taking your hand off the throttle, yet out of the way that you aren’t hitting it by accident?