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Jan, You are right! Just do a new weight and balance. Sometimes we overdo things and send ourselves into a FSDO corner. Remember KISS, after all we are Coupe Drivers!! Hank N47HG Austin ----- Original Message ----- From: jan zanutto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Approved Instruments (or not) > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Interesting stuff-- > > I took my Microair 760 in to the Fresno FSDO, and talked to the avionics > inspector and an airframe guy was right there with us. I asked him how to > go about doing a field approval for it's installation and he asked my why > I was going to use a 337 form. He stated that adding a radio is certainly > not a major alteration to the airplane- in fact he said that you are not > altering the airplane at all, but adding an accessory. So, no 337 form > for my Microair 760 installation. > > jan z > Fresno > > > On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 16:47:13 -0800 Greg Bullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > >At the risk of starting WW3, what are the rules on fitting > > replacement > > >and new instruments? Seems to me that the newer/better ones are > > not > > >TSO'd. > > > > You need a 337. Whether it will pass muster (i.e. field approval) > > depends > > on your FSDO and whether the guy who handles it has PMS or not. > > > > I hear fuel gauges are tough. I hear oil pressure and temp gauges > > are > > easy. The conundrum with the 'Coupe is that the TSO'd gauges for > > things like oil pressure that are still in production have a range > > which > > is far too high at the high end. The ones that are the correct range > > are > > not TSO'd. The TSO'd ones start at 170 degrees. And the TSO'd oil > > pressure gauges run up to 120 pounds (for a C85 yet!). > > > > I was lucky and dodged the bullet when my oil temp gauge went > > flooey... > > ...a local A&P had a 20-year-old new-in-the-box TSO'd Stewart > > Warner > > gauge. But my pressure gauge looks like crap, and I'd love to > > replace > > it. But am avoiding the hassle. > > > > In truth, the non-TSO'd electronic gauges with the classic look make > > so > > much more sense than capillary tubes running all over the place > > waiting to > > leak. > > > > Just one more reason why we NEED owner-maintenance to get passed > > as per our more intelligent northern neighbors. > > > > Greg > > > > --------------------------------- > > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. > > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. > > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 > --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
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