FADECs in GA

[flyingcheesehead]

VK-30 lol

Yup. And what a cool plane that is. Too bad so few were built. Cirrus VK-30

But, the SR20 was certified in 1998 and the SR22 in 2000. So, 20 years ago ±1. Not such a baby any more...

 

[PeterK]

I have the fadec engine in my liberty, maintenance can be expensive . The cost of an overhaul can be prohibitive. I have been fortunate that I have had little problem with the fadec system. Have 1700 hrs on the engine.

Could you elaborate on the cost?

 

[frfly172]

For a good bit of information,go over to the liberty forum. Also Liberty is now Discovery.

 

[MooneyDriver78]

The advice I have been given is “carry a pillow and put it in front of your face right before you crash”. The FAA ought to be embarrassed by that.

Just use your flight bag instead of the pillow. Most of us have it stuffed with various junk it will absorb some of the impact.


Tom

 

[Dan Thomas]

My thinking is that the FADEC will not only reduce workload, but also would reduce the training time for the PPL and will lower the entering barrier to the GA.
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The PPL training is already too weak and short. The accident rate reflects that: accidents caused by ignorance or mismanagement of numerous risk factors.