Overheard a pilot at the FBO in Dallas say 'the box just fixes itself' about a comms glitch.

That kind of attitude is why I spent 6 hours last week tracing a single corroded pin in a D-sub connector that 'should have been fine' after a software reload.

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derekward11d ago

Our old Cessna 172 had a transponder that "fixed itself" three times before I found a cracked solder joint behind the panel.

ray18911d ago

Maybe, but sometimes a quick power cycle actually does clear a weird lock-up.