Originally Posted by
Double Zero
Given that, how about a reliably informed & programmed ( ie. by Test Pilot / Flt. Test gen', not avionics types with computers in bedrooms ) - a decent Stores - ( weight / fuel Mangagement System, with civilian equivalent ?
Along with suitable decent sensors.
Seems to a pleb' like me a much more user - friendly way to do things, after previous users & systems required a lot of heads-down deciphering...
DZ
I think most TPs would run a mile if asked to actually 'program' an avionics system (and rightly so). All systems placed on aircraft and certified (at least by OEMs) are subject to test pilot assessment, but it doesn't make them the right people to design such, by any stretch of the imagination.