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Old October 2nd 06, 07:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
NW_Pilot
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Default NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...


"Jose" wrote in message
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I just went back and re-read the story and realized that this was not
truly a garmin problem. The modified fuel system caused the problem and
those additions are outside the design envelop of the garmin system.


I most strenuously disagree. Systems should be designed NOT to fail
catastrophically when outside their "intended use". The problem was =not=
caused by the modified fuel system, rather, the problem was caused by
unexpected sensor input. In this case the unexpected sensor input was
caused by the modified fuel system, but it could have come from any number
of reasons, and the whole point of aviation systems is that they be
robust.

Jose
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Don't think it was just one error causing the system to fail and reboot I
think it was multiple problems compounded by 1 problem. But still the system
should not reboot itself. When on the phone with Cessna engineering and
Garmin support they said they had a similar problem during stalls and slow
flight.