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I am trying to get my KLN94 approved for approaches.
I am in the UK, flying a US registered aircraft.
The avionics shop doing it has finally tracked down an FAA office willing to talk about it, and got this reply from them:
>>"If this AFMS is for an aircraft which is presently on the AML via an STC
>>and is intended for IFR use than this is no problem. If this AFMS is for
>>the installation of the equipment in an aircraft which is NOT covered under
>>the AML via an STC and is intended to be used for VFR only and is placarded
>>as such and that placard spelled out in the AFMS then again this is no
>>problem. If this equipment is being installed in an aircraft which is NOT
>>covered under the AML via an STC and is being intended to be used for IFR,
>>then that will be a problem and we will not be able to approve this
>>installation unless either an ACO flight test pilot perform a flight test
>>evaluation of the unit installed in the aircraft or a representative
>>delegated by the ACO flight test pilot."
>>
>>
>>
>>It would appear this now allows installation and automatic approval of, for
>>example, a
>>Garmin GNS430W for IFR as the 430W is installed under an STC and AML and
>>Garmin provide an AFMS with the box which is pre-approved by the FAA . The
>>old GNS430 (i.e. non-WAAS) did not have an STC or AML and so would need a
>>flight test by an FAA approved pilot as above to approve the AFMS for which
>>Garmin only provide an un-approved AMFS template which need to be adapted
>>to
>>suit and then signed by the FAA.
Does this make sense to anybody? AC20-138A does not state this. This would create havoc for anybody with a US registered aircraft who has anything other than a Garmin W-series GPS.
If the above is indeed nonsense, can anyone offer the name of an FAA office which is willing to approve a flight manual supplement? The NY IFO should be doing this but seems to be out of the picture.
The aircraft is a Socata TB20GT, made 2002, with the KLN94 installation BRNAV approved by DGAC and the FAA. The US Socata dealers were doing custom FM supplements for their US customers, for years.
I am in the UK, flying a US registered aircraft.
The avionics shop doing it has finally tracked down an FAA office willing to talk about it, and got this reply from them:
>>"If this AFMS is for an aircraft which is presently on the AML via an STC
>>and is intended for IFR use than this is no problem. If this AFMS is for
>>the installation of the equipment in an aircraft which is NOT covered under
>>the AML via an STC and is intended to be used for VFR only and is placarded
>>as such and that placard spelled out in the AFMS then again this is no
>>problem. If this equipment is being installed in an aircraft which is NOT
>>covered under the AML via an STC and is being intended to be used for IFR,
>>then that will be a problem and we will not be able to approve this
>>installation unless either an ACO flight test pilot perform a flight test
>>evaluation of the unit installed in the aircraft or a representative
>>delegated by the ACO flight test pilot."
>>
>>
>>
>>It would appear this now allows installation and automatic approval of, for
>>example, a
>>Garmin GNS430W for IFR as the 430W is installed under an STC and AML and
>>Garmin provide an AFMS with the box which is pre-approved by the FAA . The
>>old GNS430 (i.e. non-WAAS) did not have an STC or AML and so would need a
>>flight test by an FAA approved pilot as above to approve the AFMS for which
>>Garmin only provide an un-approved AMFS template which need to be adapted
>>to
>>suit and then signed by the FAA.
Does this make sense to anybody? AC20-138A does not state this. This would create havoc for anybody with a US registered aircraft who has anything other than a Garmin W-series GPS.
If the above is indeed nonsense, can anyone offer the name of an FAA office which is willing to approve a flight manual supplement? The NY IFO should be doing this but seems to be out of the picture.
The aircraft is a Socata TB20GT, made 2002, with the KLN94 installation BRNAV approved by DGAC and the FAA. The US Socata dealers were doing custom FM supplements for their US customers, for years.