On 2007-04-23 13:44:11 -0700, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net said:

Neil Gould wrote:
A simple voltmeter with a "red line" should suffice, along with a
caution; "Don't take off with the needle outside the green arc". Of
course, that won't prevent someone from insisting on making a bad
decision.

I again agree but if you are going to have an sytem with FADEC it ought to
have the authority to to clearly tell you that it is about to use its'
authority to shut the engine off.

The FADEC cannot tell you anything or control anything if it doesn't
have power. There would be warning systems, but all they would tell you
is that your engines have quit. :-)

The problem is not FADEC. It is pilot error -- taking off with a known
electrical problem in an airplane dependent on electricity to fly,
coupled with a poor understanding of how an alternator works.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor