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It wasn't the avionics; those were solid. The communications bus was between prop controllers, engine management and other systems IIRC. It's been 13+ years... @ Astro14 : I'm same generation as you, missed out on being a Naval Aviator in 1985 due to some bone spurs. Life happened to me and...

I don't know if "recalibration" is the correct word to use here; the factory representative told me that it had to be hooked up to a diagnostic computer to make sure everything was properly synced, and that if you went over the 16 hours of operational time that anomalies or errors started...

PS All that said, it's a nice flying airplane and I enjoyed it quite a bit. But as stated, reliability is not the strong suit. Too high tech and complicated for that. I'll take reliability any day over complexity. K2

Hello all; I've been reading this forum for around 20 years, and felt the need to join today when I saw this thread. I know, I know, "new member doesn't know what they're talking about" but... Much like Astro14's thread about the F-14, I have experience in this airplane. I flew the Q400 - at...