REFLECTOR: Velocity MEL (Minimum Equipment List)

[John Dibble]

On 1/14/2013 4:22 PM, Reiff Lorenz wrote:
>
> 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.
>

OK.  Can someone tell me how you conduct a flight and not be in the 
vicinity of an airport?????

> 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*
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