ECM Availability

[Len Sabatine]

   Hey Dood , Limp / Walk Home mode sounds really risky @ Alt of 5000 ft.
   Maybe get spare Ecm which presents a shute for "Backup" Hmmm ?
   Mergency landing in those trees , eeeek.
   Len

>On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:20:43 -0400, "Bruce Plecan" <nacelp at bright.net>
>wrote:
>
> >I just carry a spare ecm, and eprom.  May explain why, I've never needed
> >one.
>
>Yeah, ain't it the troot. I'll rain the next time you wash black
>beauty, too. Heh.
>
> >I hate playing hide and seek on the road
> >   Might think of just running the darn thing in limp home mode, and tune
> >that mechanically.  Dunno what your really needing
>
>Ooooh, nooo, the scenario I was sposing was a 'death in the family',
>so injectors don't fire anymore, etc. So the backup is assumed to have
>kicked in. But you don't want to fly very far running on backups
>alone, so when the primary croaks, you use the backup just to get to a
>divert point and make repairs. Besides, airplanes can't maintain
>altitude very well on less than say 50-60% of full power.
>
>Gar
>
>
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