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Is there any reason I can't remove my factory OAT and throw it out? I
have a mechanical OAT gauge but would rather just use my EDM OAT gauge. The JPI says their gauge is only certified as "supplemental" but does the FAA even care if I have an OAT at all? I've been replacing the original OAT gauge every 2 years because it's mechanical and wears out (the needle starts to vibrate too much). -Robert |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... Is there any reason I can't remove my factory OAT and throw it out? Possibly. You didn't say whether your aircraft was experimental or factory-built, but for the sake of argument, I'll say that it is factory built. Factory built aircraft have an "equipment list" document shipped with the aircraft showing required and optional equipment installed at the factory. THey also conform to a type certificate. If either of these documents shows the OAT gauge as required equipment, then the replacement has to have a Supplemental Type Certificate if it is going to replace required equipment. Having said that, I don't know of any aircraft that requires an OAT gauge on the required equipment list, but then again, I haven't researched the matter at length. Jim |
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Is your aircraft certified for know ice?
Robert M. Gary wrote: Is there any reason I can't remove my factory OAT and throw it out? I have a mechanical OAT gauge but would rather just use my EDM OAT gauge. The JPI says their gauge is only certified as "supplemental" but does the FAA even care if I have an OAT at all? I've been replacing the original OAT gauge every 2 years because it's mechanical and wears out (the needle starts to vibrate too much). -Robert |
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Just stop replacing the factory OAT and leave it....
denny |
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Just stop replacing the factory OAT and leave it....
I could do that, but I'd like to remove it because it sticks out of the windshield, looks ugly, blocks my view, slows the plane down etc. -Robert |
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Oops, I think you may have just said the magic word. If there is a hole
drilled in the windshield for it I would not be willing to remove it and plug the hole without an OK from my FSDO maintenance inspector. I don't mind fooling around where I know the consequences, but losing a windshield in flight isn't on my list of Good Things (tm) to do. Jim "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... Just stop replacing the factory OAT and leave it.... I could do that, but I'd like to remove it because it sticks out of the windshield, looks ugly, blocks my view, slows the plane down etc. -Robert |
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If there is a hole
drilled in the windshield for it I would not be willing to remove it and plug the hole without an OK from my FSDO maintenance inspector I guess that's why we have A&Ps. To me, just a pilot, it didn't seem like a big deal to put a plug in to replace the OAT. -Robert |
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Or did the Executive have a two piece windshield with the OAT through the
center post? Didn't the single piece come out with the 201? Good question... good reason for not just pulling it and plugging the hole. Jim "RST Engineering" wrote in message ... Oops, I think you may have just said the magic word. If there is a hole drilled in the windshield for it I would not be willing to remove it and plug the hole without an OK from my FSDO maintenance inspector. I don't mind fooling around where I know the consequences, but losing a windshield in flight isn't on my list of Good Things (tm) to do. Jim "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... Just stop replacing the factory OAT and leave it.... I could do that, but I'd like to remove it because it sticks out of the windshield, looks ugly, blocks my view, slows the plane down etc. -Robert |
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Or did the Executive have a two piece windshield with the OAT through the
center post? Didn't the single piece come out with the 201? Good question... good reason for not just pulling it and plugging the hole. I have a late model Executive so its much more like a 201. I have a one piece windshield and the OAT goes through a rather unprofessional looking hole drilled right into the plexiglass. I figured I would just plug up the hole, but I've never been to an A&P class. -Robert |
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you may
have significant mechanical problems far beyond not knowing the exact temperature..... I don't think so, I think I"m just a picky owner. I've never flown a rental plane that didn't have this problem. Since I fly a lot of IFR its important for me to know 0 C vs 2 C. -Robert |
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