Misled or not I cannot confirm or deny. The Washington FSDO FAA inspector made it clear he would not sign off the airworthiness certificate if the "backup" gauges were not installed and properly calibrated. I caused that to happen and he did sign. I think that might be called the power of the pen. And yes, I think the extra gauges in this case are in the belts and suspenders category, but that is the way it is now and forever more.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On 04/16/2013 02:05 PM, smwood wrote: >> I had asked for day and night >> VFR operations for the airworthiness inspection application. Night VFR >> is the item that required the backup gauges. > > There is no FAA requirement for backup gauges for VFR day or night > flight. There isn't even a requirement for backup gauges for IFR > flight. As long as you have at least one instrument giving the required > information listed below, you are legal as far as the FAA is concerned. > Your Washington FSDO FAA Inspector has misled you. > > > http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=f470ae9f3f1654c16f93f5692a3dab03&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.10.3.7.3&idno=14 > > > Title 14: Aeronautics and Space > PART 91?GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES > Subpart C?Equipment, Instrument, and Certificate Requirements > ? 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. > airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements. > > (a) General. Except as provided in paragraphs (c)(3) and (e) of this > section, no person may operate a powered civil aircraft with a standard > category U.S. airworthiness certificate in any operation described in > paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section unless that aircraft contains > the instruments and equipment specified in those paragraphs (or > FAA-approved equivalents) for that type of operation, and those > instruments and items of equipment are in operable condition. > > (b) Visual-flight rules (day). For VFR flight during the day, the > following instruments and equipment are required: > > (1) Airspeed indicator. > > (2) Altimeter. > > (3) Magnetic direction indicator. > > (4) Tachometer for each engine. > > (5) Oil pressure gauge for each engine using pressure system. > > (6) Temperature gauge for each liquid-cooled engine. > > (7) Oil temperature gauge for each air-cooled engine. > > (8) Manifold pressure gauge for each altitude engine. > > (9) Fuel gauge indicating the quantity of fuel in each tank. > > (10) Landing gear position indicator, if the aircraft has a retractable > landing gear. > > (11) For small civil airplanes certificated after March 11, 1996, in > accordance with part 23 of this chapter, an approved aviation red or > aviation white anticollision light system. In the event of failure of > any light of the anticollision light system, operation of the aircraft > may continue to a location where repairs or replacement can be made. > > (12) If the aircraft is operated for hire over water and beyond > power-off gliding distance from shore, approved flotation gear readily > available to each occupant and, unless the aircraft is operating under > part 121 of this subchapter, at least one pyrotechnic signaling device. > As used in this section, ?shore? means that area of the land adjacent to > the water which is above the high water mark and excludes land areas > which are intermittently under water. > > (13) An approved safety belt with an approved metal-to-metal latching > device for each occupant 2 years of age or older. > > (14) For small civil airplanes manufactured after July 18, 1978, an > approved shoulder harness for each front seat. The shoulder harness must > be designed to protect the occupant from serious head injury when the > occupant experiences the ultimate inertia forces specified in ? > 23.561(b)(2) of this chapter. Each shoulder harness installed at a > flight crewmember station must permit the crewmember, when seated and > with the safety belt and shoulder harness fastened, to perform all > functions necessary for flight operations. For purposes of this paragraph? > > (i) The date of manufacture of an airplane is the date the inspection > acceptance records reflect that the airplane is complete and meets the > FAA-approved type design data; and > > (ii) A front seat is a seat located at a flight crewmember station or > any seat located alongside such a seat. > > (15) An emergency locator transmitter, if required by ? 91.207. > > (16) For normal, utility, and acrobatic category airplanes with a > seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 9 or less, manufactured > after December 12, 1986, a shoulder harness for? > > (i) Each front seat that meets the requirements of ? 23.785 (g) and (h) > of this chapter in effect on December 12, 1985; > > (ii) Each additional seat that meets the requirements of ? 23.785(g) of > this chapter in effect on December 12, 1985. > > (17) For rotorcraft manufactured after September 16, 1992, a shoulder > harness for each seat that meets the requirements of ? 27.2 or ? 29.2 of > this chapter in effect on September 16, 1991. > > (c) Visual flight rules (night). For VFR flight at night, the following > instruments and equipment are required: > > (1) Instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (b) of this section. > > (2) Approved position lights. > > (3) An approved aviation red or aviation white anticollision light > system on all U.S.-registered civil aircraft. Anticollision light > systems initially installed after August 11, 1971, on aircraft for which > a type certificate was issued or applied for before August 11, 1971, > must at least meet the anticollision light standards of part 23, 25, 27, > or 29 of this chapter, as applicable, that were in effect on August 10, > 1971, except that the color may be either aviation red or aviation > white. In the event of failure of any light of the anticollision light > system, operations with the aircraft may be continued to a stop where > repairs or replacement can be made. > > (4) If the aircraft is operated for hire, one electric landing light. > > (5) An adequate source of electrical energy for all installed electrical > and radio equipment. > > (6) One spare set of fuses, or three spare fuses of each kind required, > that are accessible to the pilot in flight. > > (d) Instrument flight rules. For IFR flight, the following instruments > and equipment are required: > > (1) Instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (b) of this > section, and, for night flight, instruments and equipment specified in > paragraph (c) of this section. > > (2) Two-way radio communication and navigation equipment suitable for > the route to be flown. > > (3) Gyroscopic rate-of-turn indicator, except on the following aircraft: > > (i) Airplanes with a third attitude instrument system usable through > flight attitudes of 360 degrees of pitch and roll and installed in > accordance with the instrument requirements prescribed in ? 121.305(j) > of this chapter; and > > (ii) Rotorcraft with a third attitude instrument system usable through > flight attitudes of ?80 degrees of pitch and ?120 degrees of roll and > installed in accordance with ? 29.1303(g) of this chapter. > > (4) Slip-skid indicator. > > (5) Sensitive altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure. > > (6) A clock displaying hours, minutes, and seconds with a sweep-second > pointer or digital presentation. > > (7) Generator or alternator of adequate capacity. > > (8) Gyroscopic pitch and bank indicator (artificial horizon). > > (9) Gyroscopic direction indicator (directional gyro or equivalent). > > (e) Flight at and above 24,000 feet MSL (FL 240). If VOR navigation > equipment is required under paragraph (d)(2) of this section, no person > may operate a U.S.-registered civil aircraft within the 50 states and > the District of Columbia at or above FL 240 unless that aircraft is > equipped with approved DME or a suitable RNAV system. When the DME or > RNAV system required by this paragraph fails at and above FL 240, the > pilot in command of the aircraft must notify ATC immediately, and then > may continue operations at and above FL 240 to the next airport of > intended landing where repairs or replacement of the equipment can be > made. > > (f) Category II operations. The requirements for Category II operations > are the instruments and equipment specified in? > > (1) Paragraph (d) of this section; and > > (2) Appendix A to this part. > > (g) Category III operations. The instruments and equipment required for > Category III operations are specified in paragraph (d) of this section. > > (h) Night vision goggle operations. For night vision goggle operations, > the following instruments and equipment must be installed in the > aircraft, functioning in a normal manner, and approved for use by the FAA: > > (1) Instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (b) of this > section, instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (c) of this > section; > > (2) Night vision goggles; > > (3) Interior and exterior aircraft lighting system required for night > vision goggle operations; > > (4) Two-way radio communications system; > > (5) Gyroscopic pitch and bank indicator (artificial horizon); > > (6) Generator or alternator of adequate capacity for the required > instruments and equipment; and > > (7) Radar altimeter. > > (i) Exclusions. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section do not apply to > operations conducted by a holder of a certificate issued under part 121 > or part 135 of this chapter. > > > -Dj > > -- > Dj Merrill - N1JOV - VP EAA Chapter 87 > Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/sportsman/ > Glastar Flyer N866RH - http://deej.net/glastar/ >
