On Feb 21, 7:13*pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:27:27 GMT, "Jay Honeck"

wrote:
Apparently having three other fuel tanks to choose from makes a single
tank's fuel gauge "non-required"...

Not if the regulation says *EACH* tank guage. *Does your equipment
list have R, S, or O *next to the guage for the tank?

As far as I know, typical small personal planes don't even have
approved MELs. But even if the PA-28-325 had one, the wording of
91.213a only allows an MEL to impose ADDITIONAL requirements for
airworthiness; an MEL doen't override the basic reqirements of 91.205.
(When a regulation says "You can't do X unless Y", that doesn't mean
that Y is the ONLY requirement you have to meet. For example, if a
regulation says "You can't be PIC unless you have a current medical
certificate", that doesn't mean that medical certification is the ONLY
requirement for being PIC; rather, all requirements stated elsewhere
are still in force as well.)