FAA MAY TAKE AWAY PANEL-MOUNT OPTION FOR PORTABLE GPS

This is absolutely right. And administrative regulations can be integrated
with fines and imprisonment. Look at EPA and OSHA, for example.

Here we are talking about a federal forum, but the unchecked growth of
administrative agencies at all levels, including the state, has allowed our
government to run amuck.

When you have such a thing as an "administrative law judge" and Congress
forfeiting (gladly?) to the Executive branch broad regulatory power,
regulations begin to carry the weight of "law" and "violation of
regulations" becomes essentially the same thing as "illegal." The only
significant distinction is jail time or the lack thereof. However, if the
penalty is severe enough, losing one's estate is not much better than
simple jail time.

--
John T

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:
FAA MAY TAKE AWAY PANEL-MOUNT OPTION FOR PORTABLE GPS
Think your portable GPS would work great mounted to your old Cessna
172's instrument panel? If the FAA has its way, you won't be able to
mount it.

Here's the proposed rule changes (section 21.9 is on page 31 of the 40 page
PDF document):

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/p87/416626.pdf

From the document:


§ 21.9 Replacement and modification parts.

(b) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section,
a person who produces a replacement or modification part for sale may not
represent that part as suitable for installation on a type-certificated
product.

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From http://www.airgizmos.com/index.asp


All products on this site are intended for use on experimental aircraft.
Installation in a production aircraft may require an FAA field approval.

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From this, it might be reasonable to conclude that the AirGizmos units will
still be okay for use in Experimental aircraft.

However, the issue of SLSA's may still need to be clarified.





"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:
FAA MAY TAKE AWAY PANEL-MOUNT OPTION FOR PORTABLE GPS
Think your portable GPS would work great mounted to your old Cessna
172's instrument panel? If the FAA has its way, you won't be able to
mount it.

Here's the proposed rule changes (section 21.9 is on page 31 of the 40
page
PDF document):

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/p87/416626.pdf

Bill Denton wrote:
From the document:


§ 21.9 Replacement and modification parts.

(b) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section,
a person who produces a replacement or modification part for sale may not
represent that part as suitable for installation on a type-certificated
product.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------

From http://www.airgizmos.com/index.asp


All products on this site are intended for use on experimental aircraft.
Installation in a production aircraft may require an FAA field approval.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------

From this, it might be reasonable to conclude that the AirGizmos units will
still be okay for use in Experimental aircraft.

However, the issue of SLSA's may still need to be clarified.





"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:

FAA MAY TAKE AWAY PANEL-MOUNT OPTION FOR PORTABLE GPS
Think your portable GPS would work great mounted to your old Cessna
172's instrument panel? If the FAA has its way, you won't be able to
mount it.

Here's the proposed rule changes (section 21.9 is on page 31 of the 40

page

PDF document):

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/p87/416626.pdf




Oh for Christ's sake. An experimental is just that. EXPERIMENTAL! You
can install a crystal ball without any approval whatever. You just have
to fly off the design.

Rip