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by mvpu 2851 days ago
Forgive me if it's a stupid idea - but why not shutdown these plane computers every night when they aren't in service and boot them again in the morning before the first flight? Let all the counters reset, all memory creep and leaks go away, start fresh....
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This will increase the failure rate due to added thermal/electrical stresses caused by the constant power cycling.