Here's another condition that could be addressed in the discussion: Background: A VFR only Coupe is required to have just a few instruments. I think the list just includes: Airspeed Altimeter Magnetic compass Oil temperature Oil pressure Tachometer
And that's it. Seven instruments. How about if you kept those seven instruments and ADDED your whoop-te-do glass cockpit with all the bells and whistles including full instrument monitoring (EGT, CHT), tach, etc., plus fuel levels and fuel flow AND flight instruments with airspeed, altimeter, VSI (with variometer), plus artificial horizon, plus built-in gps i.e. Stratomaster Odyssey http://www.mglavionics.co.za/ ] How about if that glass cockpit is added in addition to the basic 7? Does it then need a form 337? Would you expect the FAA wienies to give you any problem if you submitted a form 337 saying: "This is a VFR only aircraft and has the required VFR instruments. This extra instrument package is installed to provide extra information to the pilot and provide backup to the basic seven instruments and enhance flight safety." I'm curious, too. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm East Peoria, Illinois ed -at- edbur???khead.??com (remove the ? marks and change -at- to @)
