Steve
I think you will nee the magnetic compass. Other wise it will "fly" IMHO
(see, I am learning for Graham "IMHO")
Cliff Shaw
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve & Eileen Genotte" <gopackgo@attbi.com>
Subject: How Sacred Are the Sacred Six?
> 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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