Unless you're a pilot I'm not sure why anyone would expect that to be common knowledge.
And it's insane such a system would ever be authorized IMO. That sounds like a hack to fix a memory leak or similarly some bug they can't figure out
And it's insane such a system would ever be authorized IMO. That sounds like a hack to fix a memory leak or similarly some bug they can't figure out
It should sure as hell be common knowledge to the pilots of the plane. I would have expected something like this to be on a checklist somewhere though: "Step 74, check uptime in Flight Computer, pull breaker if too high"
Why would it be insane for a computer controller of what is essentially industrial machinery be designed to be reset at least once every other day? They "reboot" the engines damn near once a flight! Most pilots have experience and training on shutting down a plane for say overnight and then starting it from cold and dark the next day.
It's an odd idea to us software developers but the computer isn't the primary function of the plane, and doesn't need to serve customers 24/7. If the computer is 100% reliable only for 18 hours, and the plane cannot fly for longer than 12 hours in the first place, is that a problem?
> If the computer is 100% reliable only for 18 hours, and the plane cannot fly for longer than 12 hours in the first place, is that a problem?
The reset should happen on every flight, if forgetting it on the wrong flight could potentially lead to an incident.
Radiation-induced bit flips and bad code.