REFLECTOR: Velocity MEL (Minimum Equipment List) -- One Broken Alternator

[Bob Jackson (Jax Tech)]

Thank you Reiff!

 

Reiff has answered (as summarized below) my original question about what
equipment is required for E-AB certificated aircraft to fly IFR, and where
in the FAA doc's is this guidance written:

*	as indicated in the .pdf that Reiff attached from the EAA, the
equipment included in FAR 91.205 for standard category certificates is the
same and also applies to Experimental-Amateur Built certificated aircraft,
*	this guidance can be found in FAA Order 8130.2F Chg 3 effective 18
Apr '07, as referenced and stated in the EAA linked below:

 
http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/Order%208130.2F%20incorp%20wi
th%20Chg%203.pdf

 

Specifically with respect to my losing one of two installed
generators/alternators question -- FAR 91.205(d)(7) states IFR operations
require a "generator or alternator of adequate capacity", and FAA Change
Order 8130.2F Chg 3 effective 18 Apr '07 says this requirement also applies
not just to standard category certificated aircraft, but also to
Experimental aircraft.

 

So the answer I will give to the FAA Charlotte guy tomorrow is (as
recommended by Scott Baker and others, and in compliance with the above
audit trail)  "since either alternator in my Experimental provides adequate
capacity for full IFR operations, I was in full compliance with the FAR and
FAA reg's in flying back to Orlando on a single alternator", and refer as
above to FAR 91.205 and FAA Order 8130.2F.

 

Thanks to everyone for the help -- I'll let you know if I get any 'push
back' from the FAA guy when I talk with him!

 

Bob Jackson

N2XF  Velocity XL/RG

Lost alternator issue

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Reiff Lorenz
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 5:22 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity MEL (Minimum Equipment List)

 

 

The attached document is what the EAA says about the equipment that is
required to be installed on powered E-AB aircraft. Basically, for Day VFR
flights that are not in the vicinity of an airport, you only need an ELT. No
compass, no transponder, no lights, no seat belts, no fuel guage, no
altimeter . . . nothin' but the ELT! (Stay within 50 miles of takeoff and
you don't even need the ELT.)

 

If you don't have a Minimum Equipment List (MEL) established for your
aircraft, it seems your only flight requirement is the ELT. (And there's
even a provision that if the ELT is inop, you can fly to have it repaired.)

 

Want to fly at night? You'll need an altimeter, airspeed indicator, compass,
engine instruments, fuel gauge, seat belts with shoulder harnesses, spare
fuses, approved position lights and anti-collision lights. An  "adequate
source of power" is required but an alternator is optional.

 

Of course, IFR flight requires adding gyroscopic pitch, bank, and rate of
turn, clock, alternator, and a bunch of navigation equipment.

 

The original document can be found here:
http://www.eaa.org/sportaviationmag/2011/1103_ABEA_Requirements.pdf

 

This doesn't directly answer the question "Can I fly with a broken X?" But
it's part of the answer since the regs state that an aircraft can fly with
inoperative equipment if the equipment is not required for the aircraft for
type of flight being conducted. With nothing but an ELT required for day-VFR
flight, it leaves a lot of latitude to the pilot to decide if the flight is
safe without the equipment. (Just don't forget to document and placard it to
stay legal!)

 

I learned something today.

 

Reiff Lorenz, Dayton, OH

Velocity XL-RG, 40% complete

Currently working on: Deciding between VP-X and VP-400. Any thoughts? 

 

 

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