wabower
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I'm paying more attention to Aspen installations pending my upcoming makeover that will include a 696 in the panel along-side the glass panels.
Yesterday I saw a nicely-done A-36 panel with a 796 that appeared to be mounted in a metal frame. Since I normally expect to see the Garmins mounted in Gizmo plastic frames (and own one with that purpose in mind) I asked why the shop had used a metal mount instead.
The response was that the FSDO had made their annual inspection of the shop a few months earlier, and after years of silence (tacit approval) regarding the Gizmo installations has now decreed they would no longer be allowed since the Gizmo's plastic frame has not been burn tested to FAA specs.
Various FSDO's have taken different positions on these mounts over the years, but most of the debate has centered on whether use of the panel-mount adaptor crosses the line between hand-held and installed equipment. This new stance is a bit of a surprise, but doesn't mean an owner can't find another FSDO with a different interpretation.
Yesterday I saw a nicely-done A-36 panel with a 796 that appeared to be mounted in a metal frame. Since I normally expect to see the Garmins mounted in Gizmo plastic frames (and own one with that purpose in mind) I asked why the shop had used a metal mount instead.
The response was that the FSDO had made their annual inspection of the shop a few months earlier, and after years of silence (tacit approval) regarding the Gizmo installations has now decreed they would no longer be allowed since the Gizmo's plastic frame has not been burn tested to FAA specs.
Various FSDO's have taken different positions on these mounts over the years, but most of the debate has centered on whether use of the panel-mount adaptor crosses the line between hand-held and installed equipment. This new stance is a bit of a surprise, but doesn't mean an owner can't find another FSDO with a different interpretation.