I understand that we are talking about aircraft here, but this statement is not
true in all cases.
A. Reasoning would tell you that is totally incorrect.
Example: You have an old car (not an antique or show car for Pebble Beach)
just an old car without directional signals - upon inspection you would not
be permitted to drive it. Antique show Aircraft without radios have
restrictions as well. Just because things were not needed yesterday we have to
abide by the rulings of today. Of course they're are many exceptions to this. ,
Etc. , Etc.
The Motor Vehicle Dept here in Illinois, has informed me, that a vehicle
manufactured to the laws of the time it was built is "grandfathered" in. Thgis
came up as I had a 63 Ford
Thunderbird that did not have seatbelts. Up on inspection of the vehicle, it
was evedent that it never had seat belts installed, there fore it was legal to
drive.
The same is true with my Kazisers and Frazer.
Of course, turn signals are considered more of a safety than seat belts
Gordon Smith (KJOT)
