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Bill Reining

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Location: Oakland, California

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:44 pm Post subject: What's required for IFR operation of an Experimental A/C?

I had a discussion tonight after our monthly EAA chapter meeting with another builder about glass panels and backup steam gauges.  He had heard that the major reason folks put in backup steam gauges (e.g. analog airspeed, altimeter and horizon) is: they are a relatively inexpensive way to obtain some TSO'd instruments.  Why TSO?  Because they have demonstrated compliance to various specs necessary for IFR qualification.  On the other hand, the various glass EFIS are not certified, thus have no credentials to prove they can meet IFR specs.  It's not that they have to be certified, just that one has to be able to show that certain important instruments meet IFR requirements (whatever that might be...  accuracy?  stability?)  Well anyway, does any of this make sense?  Perhaps a better question: are there really any requirements that must be met before an Experimental category aircraft can fly IFR?

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:38 am Post subject: What's required for IFR operation of an Experimental A/C?

My understanding, after much debate and analysis, is that TSO'd or otherwise

"approved" instruments are not required for IFR flight in amatuer built

aircraft.  The popular experimental EFIS systems can be used legally without

gyro/pitot/static backups.  Whether that's a good idea or not is another

question.



Dave Saylor

AirCrafters LLC

140 Aviation Way

Watsonville, CA 

831-722-9141

831-750-0284 CL

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LloydDR(at)wernerco.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:47 am Post subject: What's required for IFR operation of an Experimental A/C?

There is a good article several years ago in Sport Aviation about what

is and is not required for IFR in Experimentals, I will look for it

tonight and send it to you.

Dan

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