Beyond HOTAS and FADEC - AI ???

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I for one want a warm body in the cockpit and not just a bunch of
silica...


Agreed, but I sure do like the idea of saying I want more power - I'll push
on this lever, instead of, "I want more power, so I have to do: mixture pull
to rich, push off carburetor heat, push throttle in, propeller governor to
high RPM. NOW I get to go.

I want it like a car. Push on the gas, and go fast.
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Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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I want it like a car. Push on the gas, and go fast.

Jim............

The existing controls do that. I was thinking more along the lines of AI
that would monitor fuel flow, fuel remaining, oil pressure & temp., cyl.
head temp., EGT, vibration, noise, trace oil analysis, and every other
possible condition affecting engine operation. If it finds something needing
maintenance or needing engine shutdown, it will analyze the situation and
take corrective action. If you behave yourself and talk nice, it may let you
decide to ruin the engine to save your butt. Then again, it may not. . .
:^)

Rich "What was that Zeroth Law of Robotics?" S.

"Rich S." wrote

The existing controls do that. I was thinking more along the lines of AI
that would monitor fuel flow, fuel remaining, oil pressure & temp., cyl.
head temp., EGT, vibration, noise, trace oil analysis, and every other
possible condition affecting engine operation.

Yeah, I caught that, but I was responding to cvairwerks, this time.

I do agree with you, but that is a lot to ask for, when we can't even get
one lever power control, right? g

Really, the idea could be done one less, and be a master annunciator when an
instrument's readout started too far in a direction, and let you know with a
yellow, and where the problem is. If you didn't address it, then you get a
red warning. It would be good if it would suggest corrections, too, if it
couldn't be made to fix it by itself.

Your way sounds great - get right on it, and let me know when it's done.
vbg
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Jim in NC