Freemasm
Well Known Member
Forgive my laziness, I'm wicked low on time.
I'm xitioning from certified world and thinking ahead in my build. The FARs that everyone learned for VFR flight required Altimeter, AS, and a magnetic compass. I assumed this was any aircraft. I notice a lot of panel plans and functioning glass panel aircraft without one/all of these individual instruments. Easy to argue the glass will accommodate the AS and altimeter reqmnts. The mag compass, not so much. Can't believe these are day VFR aircraft only. I have no desire to argue the merits.
So much conflicting What do the applicable FARs state? It seems to have been written so that to cover gyro failures; keeping a level of redundancy; vac gyros backed up by electric instrument or a systemless compass. Glass only is acceptable? IFR redundancy is another level, of course. Seems contradictory, especially regarding the compass. My apologies if this has been covered.
I'm xitioning from certified world and thinking ahead in my build. The FARs that everyone learned for VFR flight required Altimeter, AS, and a magnetic compass. I assumed this was any aircraft. I notice a lot of panel plans and functioning glass panel aircraft without one/all of these individual instruments. Easy to argue the glass will accommodate the AS and altimeter reqmnts. The mag compass, not so much. Can't believe these are day VFR aircraft only. I have no desire to argue the merits.
So much conflicting What do the applicable FARs state? It seems to have been written so that to cover gyro failures; keeping a level of redundancy; vac gyros backed up by electric instrument or a systemless compass. Glass only is acceptable? IFR redundancy is another level, of course. Seems contradictory, especially regarding the compass. My apologies if this has been covered.
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