Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher completes ASTM complia...

I think its extremely foolish for us to take LSA and go in this IFR direction. I know some manufacturers want to but if you want that fly a Part 23. There is no reason to jump ASTM standards into replacing Part 23 or JAR. I believe this whole direction will eventually come to its logical demise.
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--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...> wrote:
>
> I got my instrument ticket before glass became popular so I'm not up on
> some of the glass certification rules, but wouldn't they also need a
> back up electrical system or a vacuum system and set of basic gyro
> instruments? That would seem to make sense. I didn't see such on the
> panel pics I've seen on the C162. Does someone here know the glass back
> up rules?
>
> Helen
>
> Jay Maynard wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 06:07:49PM -0400, Helen Woods wrote:
> >
> >> They'd have a hard time making it IFR without using a Rotax because they
> >> don't have enough useful load for the required back up equipment and
> >> systems.
> >>
> >
> > Yeah, the Skycatcher is a bit on the heavy side. Still making the G300 TSOd
> > would solve that problem.
> >
> >
> >> My guess is that's a large part of the reason the plane is only available
> >> glass as well since steam gauges generally weigh more.
> >>
> >
> > How much more, though? Is it as much as 10 pounds?
> >
> >
> >> Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think TSOd equipment is
> >> required for IFR in an LSA, just the manufacturers permission for use as
> >> such.
> >>
> >
> > The story I got when I was looking was that an IFR LSA needed a certificated
> > engine, a certificated prop, and TSOd primary flight instruments.
> >
>

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