John, I've left the entire text of my note and yours for reference. No, that's about it. It really is not an issue to have a legal, IFR, experimental class airplane. Just make sure you go to the required equipment list and make sure you have everything on board. Remember, your VOR head must be checked and logged by you the pilot, pitot/static system checked, and if transponder equipped, transponder checked by a certified shop as per the regs.
There is a rather humorous requirement. The regs say unless a moral pilot can safely clean the windscreen without adversely affecting the safe operation of the airplane, then a defroster is required. How about the "immoral pilot".......guess it wouldn't apply to him:-) No, I didn't find this, it was pointed out by someone else. Once again, with that said, my own personnal opinion is the KR is not an acceptable IFR platform. Others may feel differently on the issue. Dana Overall 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host Richmond, KY RV-7 slider, Imron black, "Black Magic" Finish kit Buying Instruments. Hangar flying my Dynon. http://rvflying.tripod.com do not archive >From: jsmon...@aol.com >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> >To: kr...@mylist.net >Subject: Re: KR>DAR's and inspections >Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:13:48 EST > >So Dana.. that seems to take care of the instruments and avionics > what >else >as far as the physical airplane engine and controls??? > >I know about the heated Pitot but anything else we should be aware of??? > >Thanks, >John S. Monday >KR2S >Laguna Beach, CA > > > >Art, while technically correct, the use of non TSO's equipment for IFR use >is very restricted. Now, I am not referring to airspeed, altimeter and so >on. This equipment is definitely non TSO'd proper. > >Ref. FAR 91.205 > >Required. Ref. FAR 61.57 (c) > >Required. Ref. FAR 61.3 (e) > >The first three show IFR qualifications, required equipent and currency >requirements. AC 20-138 points towards your answer. > >(FAA Advisory Circular 20-138) > >I would also encourgage anyone interested to go to the following website: > >http://home.hiwaay.net/~sbuc/tvrvbg/_borders/IFR%20equipment.pdf > >Now the nuts and bolts.(FAA Advisory Circular 20-138) > >The "box" used for primary navigation in the IFR environment must meet the >requirements of TSO'd equipment. While technically not being TSO'd does >not >exclude you from using the equipment. However, it must meet the >requirements of TSO certification. This is not just satisfying the >judgement of the pilot but the actual requirements of TSO certification. >This would probably only come into play if ramp checked, violated or >involved in some type of incident. The simple VOR requirement check at a >compass check painted on a ramp would not satisfy the TSO requirement for >enroute navigation. Only after the unit had been "self certified" could a >required NAV check performed this way be appropiate for use in the system. >As for using a NAV for ILS operations, you must certify a one dot deviation >equates to the allowable deviation vertically at the outer marker, middle >marker and inner marker. For some reason the distance of 10 feet floats >around in my coffee induced thinking this early. While doable, I seriously >doubt an individual flyer would be able to accomplish the requirements. A >GPS must automatically transition sinsitivity between enroute, terminal and >approach. In addition, it must possess the ability to self check it's >signal reception and automatically identify the pilot of potential signal >discrepancies. Once again, this does not apply to instruments not >specifically used with the appropriate "ground facilities". > >So is TSO'd equipment required for IFR operation..........No. Is it >practical to be able to self certify non TSO'd equipment? That's your >call, >but I don't have the ability nor do I know anyone with the ability to >perform all the checks required to satisfy the requirements. > > > >>If the box was capable of meeting the requirements of the TSO, the >manufacturer would sell it as TSO'd so he had access to the type >certificated aircraft market. And I have difficulty believing a >hobbyist will cobble together a homebuilt GPS that meets all the TSO. << > > > > >Dana Overall >_______________________________________ >to UNSUBSCRIBE from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html _________________________________________________________________ Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your high-speed experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1
