The FTR switch is located on which panel?

• A. Instrument Panel
• B. Overhead Panel
• C. Center Console
• D. Pedestal

Answer: (A)

Controls that are used frequently and need immediate access are placed where the pilot can see and reach them easily. The FTR switch is a flight-deck control that must be quickly available while monitoring and managing the primary flight instruments. Putting it on the instrument panel keeps it within the pilot’s direct line of sight and reach, alongside other essential flight instruments and indicators, so it can be operated without taking eyes off the displays or losing control of the aircraft.

Overhead panels are typically for systems that aren’t needed as continuously, center consoles and pedestals hold items like throttles, radios, and other secondary controls, which are not as urgent as a control tied to flight operation. That makes the instrument panel the most practical and logical location for this switch.