On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 20:25:42 GMT, Robert Moore wrote:

But are we talking about minor niggly things that can be MEL'd,
or "something *wrong* with the airplane"

Me'thinks that you are misusing the phrase since neither a
Cessna 172 nor any other small single engine airplane has
a published Minimum Equipment List (MEL). Hence...no MEL'ing
anything. Sure sounds good though.

I used to rent at Sunbird Flight Services in Chandler, AZ. And they had
such a thing - MEL, that is. As I understand it it was used in combination
of some sort of certification or airworthiness (?). If you meet the MEL
with the inop equipment you was still legal to go.

Maybe it was only an insurance requirement.

Bob moore
ATP CFI

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