Kellym
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1705
Location: Sun Lakes AZ
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 Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: What's required for IFR operation of an Experimental A/C? |
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Not sure you REALLY want to ask your questions, but the person at SDL
FSDO that knows something on the subject, if I remember the name
correctly is something like Bruce Bessette.
Deems Davis wrote:
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Boy, is this opening up a can of worms ! I've seen the other responses
to this inquiry, I think I've read most everything I can find on this
subject, as in most things the devil is in the details. E.g. What do
you need to have to be legal to fly IFR WAAS approaches in an EXP
aircraft? Do you need a TSO'd WAAS GPS? (I'm under the impression that
you do, as opposed to a WAAS 'enabled/capable GPS'). If the WAAS GPS
is a sensor (Freeflight) and not a Garmin 430/480/480 and is
attached/integrated with an EXP EFIS system, does the EFIS system
need to be able to supply the RAIM error notification for the WAAS GPS
? (I dont' believe any of the EXP EFIS systems currently do this) .
??????
Pat Thyssen, you got your ears on????
I've put 3 calls into my FSDO and left 3 messages on this topic and
haven't got a call back.
I spoke with one builder who indicated he was told by his FSDO that
they are individually approving ea EXP IFR aircraft !!!
Deems Davis # 406
'Its all done....Its just not put together'
http://deemsrv10.com/
Bill Reining wrote:
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> 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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> Bill (and Jon) Reining
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=130414#130414
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