On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:19:42 -0500, Wallace Berry
wrote:

For my particular application, I wasn't planning on installing a
generator.The weight of a starter is just enough ballast up front to
take care of C of G concerns (passenger, bags, fuel burn interaction) in
my little plane. I only need the starter to work two or three times at
most during a day.

Definitely leave off the generator...if you have an "engine-driven
electrical system", you need a transponder to fly within the 30-nm "Veil"
around Class B airspace. If you leave off the generator, you'll only need
a transponder if you actually want to enter Class B or C airspace.

As you mention, all you really need is a battery to turn the starter a
couple of times per day, and a trickle charger at the airport. My plane
has a recessed 3-prong socket (a 120V unit with one prong turned sideways)
in the belly, wired to the battery. I have the matching plug attached to
my charger. If I want to charge the battery, I just plug it in....

Ron Wanttaja