Did a search on this forum on getting our 9A IFR certified, and saw a lot of information and lawyerese of regulations which can be confusing.
I talked on Thursday to the technician would always did my Mooney, but he is uncertain about how, or what is required for the 9.
Happens that the Feds were going to be at his shop on Friday, and he was going to try and find out as much as he can as related to the 9.
What I'd like to do is list the equipment that I have, and see if anyone has been successful getting certified with a similar setup. I'm not that optimistic that the Feds in my area will be of much help.
We have the Blue Mountain Sport which receives nav and ILS info from the Garmin 530. We have a ILS at our field, and it works great. This we confirmed in VFR conditions.
The GTS 327 also receives encoder info from the Blue Mountain.
We have a heated pitot, and a outside source static system.
Back up altimeter and airspeed purchased new from Vans.
Checks with ground radar indicate that Mode C is working and accurate.
In the past when the Mooney was done, he would remove the altimeter from the A/C, put it on his bench and compare it with his test unit, and either pass it or fail it.
To check transmitted altitude, he would put his equipment beside the plane and adjust the static source to testing altitudes.
Now, I do have an idea how to calibrate the altitude readout signal in the Blue Mountain (using the keyboard if necessary) which is also the encoder for the transponder.
I guess the question arises at to what is the altimeter for the certification, the non-TSO's mechanical one from Van's, or the altitude readout on the Blue Mountain.
Will appreciate any experienced help in this matter. I'm sure it will also be of interest to many more with a EFIS system.
Please enlighten me if I've missed anything.
Thanks
Jack
RV9A
70.1 hours
I talked on Thursday to the technician would always did my Mooney, but he is uncertain about how, or what is required for the 9.
Happens that the Feds were going to be at his shop on Friday, and he was going to try and find out as much as he can as related to the 9.
What I'd like to do is list the equipment that I have, and see if anyone has been successful getting certified with a similar setup. I'm not that optimistic that the Feds in my area will be of much help.
We have the Blue Mountain Sport which receives nav and ILS info from the Garmin 530. We have a ILS at our field, and it works great. This we confirmed in VFR conditions.
The GTS 327 also receives encoder info from the Blue Mountain.
We have a heated pitot, and a outside source static system.
Back up altimeter and airspeed purchased new from Vans.
Checks with ground radar indicate that Mode C is working and accurate.
In the past when the Mooney was done, he would remove the altimeter from the A/C, put it on his bench and compare it with his test unit, and either pass it or fail it.
To check transmitted altitude, he would put his equipment beside the plane and adjust the static source to testing altitudes.
Now, I do have an idea how to calibrate the altitude readout signal in the Blue Mountain (using the keyboard if necessary) which is also the encoder for the transponder.
I guess the question arises at to what is the altimeter for the certification, the non-TSO's mechanical one from Van's, or the altitude readout on the Blue Mountain.
Will appreciate any experienced help in this matter. I'm sure it will also be of interest to many more with a EFIS system.
Please enlighten me if I've missed anything.
Thanks
Jack
RV9A
70.1 hours
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