Jim,

With FADEC we've introduced a single engine controller


No, we haven't. There are two on the Thielert, for example. And they
are required by certification, with good reason.

What I'm trying to say is this:

Leaving the accident under discussion aside (since there isn't even an
accident report available) and leaving aside that it might point to
deficiencies in the system which would then be corrected (as has been
the case with so many systems in aviation - perfectly normal), it is
absurd to say that the new certified systems are somehow more prone to
failure than the old ones. Both have SPOFs - and I simply can't see the
increase in SPOFs or risk that you claim.

IMHO, it's just another case of the "new is bad because my plane
doesn't have it and I can't afford it" syndrome so common among pilots
(an over-simplification, I know). But I've been flamed for saying this
before, so have at it.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)