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Chimbu chuckles
...FADEC is a sop for lazy pilots.
FADEC is to engines what GPS/FMS is to planning and navigation. A work-load reducer, a durability enhancer and therefore a safety feature - if only the aviation industry would wake up and smell the coffee.
BTW, the Cirrus (SR22, at least) is not FADEC - only a mechanically linked throttle/CSU. The red knob is still there.
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