FADEC

ATIS Aug 10, 2026

The Beechcraft Denali, General Electric's Catalyst Engine, and the Single-Lever Turboprop Betting That a Digital Brain Can Do What a Second Crewmember Used To

The Beechcraft Denali debuts GE's Catalyst - the first clean-sheet turboprop engine in 50+ years, with FADEC that reduces engine management to a single lever.

Tower

Cleared Direct Aug 6, 2026

The Magneto's Last Stand, Electronic Ignition, and Why SureFly Wants to Retire a Hundred-Year-Old Box on the Back of Your Engine

How SureFly's electronic ignition and FADEC are finally challenging the hundred-year-old aircraft magneto - and why it's taking so long.

Vector

Cleared Direct Jul 3, 2026

FADEC and the Engine You No Longer Fly

FADEC gives a computer complete authority over your engine - understanding its failure modes is as critical as knowing its benefits.

Vector

Cleared Direct Jun 30, 2026

FADEC - The Computer Between Your Throttle and Your Engine

FADEC manages every variable in modern turbine engines with dual-channel redundancy - and understanding how it works, and fails, is essential for any pilot who flies behind one.

Vector