Steve
I was thinking pretty much the same thing. I want to
keep my panel as simple as possible. An airspeed
indicator and an altimeter will just about do it. A
magnetic compass is required, but that is not a 'panel
instrument' per se.
Perhaps after a few hundred hours of day VFR flying, I
might upgrade the airplane to night VFR and then to
IFR. Also, by that time there is bound to be better
technology, such as LED lights and better gyros.
--- Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopackgo@attbi.com> wrote:
> I'm planning my panel (the Domestic Treasury Dept.
> has released the
> funding). Looking over the various posts regarding
> panel builds and
> aluminum cut-outs, I see a lot of references to the
> standard "six pack" of
> gyros, etc., which are required for IFR flight.
> But!, the flight
> instruments required for day VFR flight by FAR
> 91.205 are an airspeed
> indicator, an alitmeter, and a magnetic heading
> indicator. Since I'm not
> building an IFR aircraft, right there I've gone from
> the Sacred Six to the
> Thrifty Three.
>
> Now to really make things interesting...
>
> I've decided to get the microEncoder and
> microMonitor from RMI. Reading the
> specs on the microEncoder, I see it can display
> airspeed, altitude, and
> magnetic heading. Huzzah!
>
> So, as I read it, I don't need anything beyond the
> microEncoder to satisfy
> the reqs with regards to flight instruments, and the
> microMonitor will cover
> all of the engine system parameters the Feds deem
> worthy of attention.
>
> Am I right? Can I have a main panel consisting of a
> microEncoder ...and
> nothing else (I might get a Garmin GPSMAP 295 to
> help provide aesthetic
> balance)?
>
> Mind you, I'm not asking if it's [stentorian tone]
> a good idea
> [/stentorian tone], just if it's legal.
>
> TIA,
>
> Steve "I'd rather empanel a jury than plan my panel"
> G.
>
>
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