>_EVERY_ Rotax engine out there has an engine driven electrical system. Period. Leads capped away, chopped off, epoxied shut ... doesn't matter. You can >do what you want but this is what the reality is and this is what will come down from FAA in Oklahoma.
>Abid
>Abid
Abid, are you saying that you are forced to install an electrical system in your airplane just because the engine you choose is capable of gererating electricity?
I don't think so...
You can build an airplane without an electrical system, it's been done thousands of times all over the world. There are simple little gyrocopters, airplanes, and other flying machines flying around with all sorts of engines that are capable of producing electricity. And none of them are required to have a transponder because they don't have ANY sort of electrical system.
If you build a plane with an electrical system and choose an engine that CAN produce electricity then you HAVE to install a transponder for ModeC flight. You cant leave the wires capped and stowed as a way of "beating the system" on the transponder requirement.
In fact, you can bench-charge the battery for flight leave the engine-driven generator unhooked, nobodys going to force you to hook it up. You'll WILL have to install the transponder though, no matter if you're actually using the engine's generator capability or not.
Rick
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