Switchology Conventions? A different Paradigm ?

[Laird]

Hi all,

This mornings random musings on instrument panel switchology....

Most RV's (and other types) I've seen have the switches grouped by function, i.e. mags together, radios, lights together. That's the way I did my RV-6 many many moons ago.

Downside to that I see is that you have to think a bit while your going thru your checklist going from one switch to the next.

What if, and I don't think I've seen this done, you have the switches lined up by process, or the check list???

Example would be, from left to right, Master, EFIS, Boost Pump, L/H Mag, Starter, R/H Mag, Strobes, Wig Wag, Nav Lights, etc.

I'm thinking that it might get easier to see each step of the checklist has been completed on start up moving left to right. I think switch grouping might be more helpful in an emergency, but hopefully that should be a rare occurrence.

Have you seen this done before?

Thoughts?

 

[Freemasm]

Downside to that I see is that you have to think a bit while your going thru your checklist going from one switch to the next.

Needs to be as intuitive as possible; less for the start check list and more for the unexpected, oh sh!ts! Look at your own words above then apply/add a multiplier for that to a high stress situation. My $0.02.