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I didn't say "they" were dumb at all. I just said they think "we" are too dumb. Also, I think that any truly revolutionary product would stick to its guns and develop it to its fullest potential. Them staying "within the envelop" is very disappointing to me, and shows me they just want to pad their pocketbooks. They, just like George at GAMI, have all the hardware and knowledge (their system will also take inputs from pressure transducers or knock sensors, but "they don't feel the need at this time") to do the system right....however, Aerosance/Cont is wimping out and just doing it half-arsss........truly disappointing when they have the technology and knowledge. That's my gripe with them. And, competition spawns invention.....so, if they were going at it "full out", the resulting products from the competition between them and GAMI could be incredible. All in all, just disappointing. I'm not at all disappointed in the scope and design of the PRISM. The stuff it tries to do (the important stuff IMHO), it does RIGHT, not half-arssed. --- Shannon Knoepflein <---> kycshann@kyol.net -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Gary Casey Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:30 AM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] FADEC <<Obviously they could if they wanted to, but I don't think they ever will, as they still think we are all too dumb. Maybe some day. I asked them at OSH specifically just that, and they said they didn't have any plans for it, and followed with some incoherent mumbling as to why, which I promptly ignored.>> I think you're giving Continental a bum rap with the complaints on how the FADEC is calibrated. They are trying to certify the system and if they show that the engine is operated within the existing operators instructions they only have to prove reliability of the system. If they operate the engine "outside the envelop" then they will likely have to also prove the durability of the engine - and in the worst case that might be each engine and airframe combination. So I think they are just being prudent in getting it certified with the least unknowns. For those like me that want to operate LOP that is disappointing, but probably not caused by them just being too dumb to see the light. Gary Casey Lycoming operator at the moment ############################################################# For archives see the LML website: http://www.lancaironline.net/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.lancaironline.net/bookstore/lancair/