N941WR
Legacy Member
I've been reading this board for some time now and think I have made some good choices regarding redundancy, safety, etc. but every now and then I read something that just makes me shake my head.
It probably started back when I was telling people I was going to use this new fangled engine monitor with a small LCD display. I heard more than once that it would need a backup of some type. Otherwise, how would I ever know my engine was running if it went dark? Like all that racket up front wouldn't be a clue. Duh!
Anyway, without naming names, what have you witnessed, read, etc. that you would consider "over the edge" in terms of system redundancy or whatever and justified in the name of safety?
BTW, I think bi-planes are the ultimate in redundancy. Just think, some guys go through the trouble of building and installing an extra set of wings just incase the main wings fail.
It probably started back when I was telling people I was going to use this new fangled engine monitor with a small LCD display. I heard more than once that it would need a backup of some type. Otherwise, how would I ever know my engine was running if it went dark? Like all that racket up front wouldn't be a clue. Duh!
Anyway, without naming names, what have you witnessed, read, etc. that you would consider "over the edge" in terms of system redundancy or whatever and justified in the name of safety?
BTW, I think bi-planes are the ultimate in redundancy. Just think, some guys go through the trouble of building and installing an extra set of wings just incase the main wings fail.