wickedsprint
Well Known Member
So with overall price and weight and wiring simplicity glass seems like a really nice solution to a panel, however when using it as the sole reference for engine health or airspeed info it seems you essentially have a $5000 single point of failure if it doesn't power up, all the worse at a far away airport. If one has individual gauges for each engine function, you at most only have a $500 dollar single point failure item. The mission is day VFR, but the goal for panel is the most functionality with the least amount of weight. Anyway I cut it with individual gauges it weighs some 5lbs more with less functionality. Are these things reliable enough that this is an irrational fear?