Better to worry about being hit by a car crossing the street.

'Tis true, each year only a few people are hit by a car coming across the road.

 

Virtual flying with modern equipment is fun and safe.  Unfortunately, some of us are stuck with ancient technology (circa 1992) during our actual flights.  Even with an essential bus, some equipment have only one power wire connected to them.  Darn those single point failure modes.

 

It is interesting that a low probability component failure could actually cover up a potentially fatal problem in an unrelated function.  In my case, a critical autopilot self-check function (is gyro running?) was spoofed to the "always true" state regardless of the real condition.

 

Be careful of how much you rely on a state of the art device.  Take my friend (please) and the Tru-Trak install in his Cozy Mk IV. During an unpowered ground check he found the aileron controls frozen.  An early version of the stepper motors had rusted and there was not enough leverage from the short joystick control to override the motor.  Tru-Trak has since installed an appropriate shear pin so the control may be freed in the event of some motor jam (newer motors are not likely to rust).

 

Unexpected consequences are the spice of life!