Hi coupers, I'm not a Legal Eagle, but I do know this much. If you happen to bang up your bird and the insurance company finds something you added to you plane that should have had a 337 even though it had nothing to do with the accident, it would and could cause your insurance to not to pay you off. Many have made minor changes here and there on our aircraft without 337's. Some of them would make the picky Fed grow hair on the palms of their hands. It's obvious that most want to be safe and do the correct thing, within reason to be legal. It's the very few who make a modification on their own that can cause trouble that they're unaware of and take it upon themselves to break the law sometimes without knowing it too. In aviation the penalty can often death by our own stupidity. That's what field approvals are all about guys. Let's realize that even a clip to hold the map to the yoke or an installation like the Garmin Gizmo thing or a mike switch on the yoke would or could require a 337 field approval. If the feds had their way adding a good coat of wax to your plane would require a 337. We must use good judgment. But at the same time let's be realistic and practical about it. Ercoupe owners have a tech advantage to help each other out so as to avoid the supreme penalty. Prof. Ed
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