On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:00:25 AM UTC-8, wrote:
So your owner's manual states a mechanical compass is required as minimum equipment. Fact is the sailplane has three GPS sources all with separate batteries. Has anyone been extended a "pass" by a FAA inspector on this?



If you license your sailplane experimental...would the FAA still insist the sailplane have a mechanical compass?



A liquid-filled ball compass with a suction cup meets the requirement as written but certainly not as intended.

Jeez, you are all Americans? trained in 2-33's? Look at item 6, page 1-2 in the Schweizer Manual: Instruments - Front only, ASI is required. Additional instruments may be added...
A naturalized citizen and recent CFI-G - which is why I research all this stuff.