Hi Johnathan
Unless something has changed very recently the CAA/LAA will require a
minimum of backup ASi ALT and compass. The only exception to these rules is
if the a/c is classed as a microlight, then there are no such requirements.
Do with that info as you will.
Pete
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A friend has asked me to perform the flight tests for the initial permit
issue for a nice little 2-seat VLA and he seems only to have an EFIS with
little else by way of "steam-driven" instruments for VFR back-up. The only
photo I've seen doesn't show the panel clearly.
As a retired commercial pilot, it seems to me that permit light aircraft
should be subject to the same requirements as certified VFR aircraft i.e. a
bare minimum of ASI, altimeter and magnetic compass. I've seen CS-VLA 1303
Flight and navigation instruments "The following are required flight and
navigational instruments: (a) An airspeed indicator; (b) An altimeter; (c) A
magnetic direction indicator" but I can't see any reference to whether this
applies to permit aircraft, or whether an EFIS alone is enough.
What should I do? Decline to carry out the flight tests until suitable
back-ups are installed, or just do the flights and hope that the friend
(trainee pilot) has researched this topic for himself and satisfies whatever
requirements he's discovered? His aircraft is several hundreds of miles away
---From where I live
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=455068#455068
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