Talk:Magni M-14 Scout

Flydat

Isn't it a bit over the top to describe the Flydat as an "engine-indicating and crew-alerting system" ? AFAIK this is no more than a compact alternative for a bunch of analog indicators for engine parameters such as RPM, oil pressure and temp, and a few more. I should think that "engine monitor" is a better description for such a device. EICAS after all is a term typical of the airliner environment. Jan olieslagers (talk) 20:17, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Good point! The cited Bayerl ref calls its a "Flydat digital engine management system", so I have changed the text to reflect the ref. - Ahunt (talk) 00:17, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much for checking, and for going along. To be frank, I think we ought to go a step further. Not wanting to discredit Mr Bayerl, I still think the best reference is the maker of the equipment. Now check the Flydat manual and you will read <quote>The FLYdat represents an instrument especially developed for Rotax aircraft engines for indication and acquisition of engine operating data readily accessible for the pilot.</quote>(my italics)<source= www.rotax-owner.com/manuals/flydat_user.pdf /source>. The term "management" is imho misleading: to manage the engine, the apparatus needs to have some "write" access to it, which it hasn't. I therefore insist that the Flydat should be termed an engine monitor, no less no more. Jan olieslagers (talk) 05:54, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

BTW Should this Flydat not have its own article, or at least a paragraph in the 912 article? Jan olieslagers (talk) 05:56, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Okay that sounds fine to me, we don't want to "oversell" it, "engine monitor" it is. It can have its own article if there are some third party refs to support it. - Ahunt (talk) 12:21, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

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