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cedures Manual for its popular
CTSW S-LSA, “Unauthorized
modifications, including the fitting
of optional electrical equipment,
must not be carried out under
any circumstances without official
modification authorizations issued
by the factory.”
When contemplating the paperwork requirements of adding
to or replacing an S-LSA’s equipment, the first place to look is
the manufacturer’s maintenance
manual.
If the desired equipment or
work to be performed is described
in the manual – for example,
replacing standard-equipment
radios with listed optional equipment – no further paperwork is
necessary, except appropriate
logbook entries. Just comply with
the published procedures. This
includes both TSO’d avionics and
products lacking certification.
If no appropriate description
exists, a major repair and alteration form, which is very similar
to the FAA’s Form 337, must be
submitted to the manufacturer
to obtain authorization for the
proposed work. The S-LSA owner
may complete the form, which is
submitted for a specific airframe,
by serial number. In this regard,
the S-LSA manufacturer functions much like the FAA or other
national regulatory authority. Of
course, the policies an S-LSA
manufacturer may impose before
approving an MRA are likely to
vary, based on the work to be
performed and the company.
Experimental, amateur-built
aircraft fall somewhere between
the two extremes of typecertificated aircraft and S-LSAs
when considering paperwork and
authority for modifications. As far
as the FAA is concerned, responsibility for what to do and how it’s
done rests mainly on the E-AB
owner/operator, who is responsible for determining its continued
airworthiness. The challenge for
an avionics shop often will be
making sense of sketchy wiring schematics supplied by the
owner/builder, finding appropriate
mounting locations and/or adopting dissimilar equipment that was
never designed to work and play
well together.
Navigating the experimental
avionics market for an aircraft
owner can be daunting. A wide
variety of products and configurations are available for installation in an E-AB, many which
offer features and capabilities
well beyond those available from
traditional manufacturers of certified avionics like Garmin, Avidyne or Bendix/King. The good
news is it’s unlikely a minimal
panel configuration for an E-AB
will be complicated. The even
better news is you might get an
early look at an experimental
avionics product’s advanced capabilities well before they appear
in a certified box.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014
From the Publisher
Interested in AEA Membership?
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
New Avionics Products for 2013
What's Up With Backup Instruments?
Going Glass
Before & After
Aircraft as Antenna Farm
Cockpit Innovations
Understanding Autopilot Upgrades
ADS-B Circa 2013
Portable Powerhouses, GPS and VHF
Minimal Panels
NextGen Status Report
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates/Index
AEA Member Company Index
Advertiser Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Cover1
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Interested in AEA Membership?
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - AEA Staff/Board of Directors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - New Avionics Products for 2013
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - What's Up With Backup Instruments?
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Going Glass
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Before & After
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Aircraft as Antenna Farm
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Cockpit Innovations
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Understanding Autopilot Upgrades
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - ADS-B Circa 2013
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Portable Powerhouses, GPS and VHF
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Minimal Panels
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - NextGen Status Report
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Repair Stations
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Manufacturers/Distributors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Affiliates/Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - AEA Member Company Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Advertiser Index
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