Comment by Xcelerate
6 years ago
> Can confirm that turn it off and back on again works for troubleshooting avionics issues.
Have you ever had to do this mid-flight?
6 years ago
> Can confirm that turn it off and back on again works for troubleshooting avionics issues.
Have you ever had to do this mid-flight?
I worked in aviation for a while. This is super common. There isn't a pilot on the planet who hasn't turned avionics off in flight (there are always redundant and backup systems). There probably isn't a working pilot in the world that hasn't had to cycle a circuit breaker in flight this month.
Edit: Well, if this was a normal month.
Oh yeah. Many times. But, it's not as scary as it sounds. There are multiple redundancies and backup systems. So, you can cycle something on/off without touching the other systems. It's often a step in abnormal procedures checklists.
This article is turning a routine checklist/maintenance item into scary sounding clickbait.
All of the circuit breakers are in the cockpit for a reason.