Doug wrote:

Before everyone jumps all over Garmin keep in mind that what caused
this was the auxilary fuel tank! It created a condition that the Garmin
unit could not handle. But the stock Cessna setup would never create
this condition! I think the real blame here has to be on the auxilary
fuel design. There are LOTS of these Garmin units out there working
very well, very few complaints at all. ALL of the new Cessnas have them
and they are WORKING!

If an out of range sensor reading can cause the system to fail, that is
a design flaw pure and simple. The fact that it is never supposed to
happen is no excuse. Same thing happened to the Ariane rocket (Ariane 5
if memory serves) although the outcome was a little more severe.


Matt