Was The Idiot Legal?

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:

I did some research on this a year or so ago. You will find
some SFARs relating to flight near Class B airports that
actually mandate a current Terminal Area Chart. My
recollection is that I saw one for CA - perhaps the LAX
area.

Interesting...

Just that any charts you had on board had to be current.

My research found that for Part 91 VFR this is not required
except as above. There is/was an FAA manual for FAA
enforcement used during a ramp check that seemed to indicate
that current charts were needed or no charts, but not old
ones. However, case law and a ruling from the FAA made it
clear that having an old chart was not a violation. Of
course any accident that might be remotely traced to the
lack of a current chart could hang the pilot

This brings up another point the FAA lady suggested and that we
shouldn't worry about what was legal or not, since our insurance would
probably mandate a specific requirement.

I haven't gone through my insurance with that level of detail, but
somehow that sounds like a non-issue. Anybody know of an insurance
company that required current charts on board to be covered?

My research was only VFR oriented. I haven't even got an
electrical system ;-)

Geez how do you get anywhere without any fancy electronics? ;-) It's
electrons that make it fly you know.....