did not mean to hijack Goatherders thread
But anyway would like to hear from you how one feels about redundancy
Redundancy is a very interesting topic.
How far should one go ?
Starting with two alternators, feeding two batteries, two ignition systems (one electronic and one mag??), double engine management instruments?
Should one work with a double bus? Suppose a verticalpower unit such as VP200 is installed. Would you still build redundancy in here aswell, like having an emergency bypass if the VP200 cuts out?
Double GPS for sure, I dont want to get lost. Double EFIS, Double radio's ? Transponder? Autopilot ( I guess not if this one fails it is allways possible to handfly )
But other stuff such as brakes, in this USAF report on the Long EZ, brakes were mentioned as a critical issue. So how about installing back up in this department ?
back up back up back up. It is very much like backing up your IT system, it s all worthless, untill the system does fail and the back up saves your neck.
But how far should one go ?????
Ronny
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Did not build any redundancy into my marriage, one wife is more than enough !!