Chapter 549 - Amateur-Built Aircraft - 549.13 Equipment and Instruments

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable subchapter, aircraft shall have the following serviceable and functioning equipment and instruments, as a minimum:

Information Note: (Ref. AMA 549/1A, AMA 549.13/1A)

(a) Equipment:

(1) A safety belt for each seat, including shoulder harness for each pilot seat and front seat adjacent to a pilot seat, securely anchored so that the loads are transmitted to the primary structure.

(2) A firewall(s), isolating the engine compartment(s) from the remainder of the aircraft, if applicable.

(3) For aircraft whose engine(s) is (are) equipped with a carburettor(s), a means to minimise the possibility of carburettor icing, unless it is shown to be unnecessary by actual test.

(4) A portable fire extinguisher, approved for use in aircraft.

(b) Flight & Navigation Instruments:

(1) An airspeed indicator.

(2) An altimeter.

(3) A magnetic compass.

(c) Power Plant Instruments:

(1) A tachometer for each engine.

(2) An oil pressure indicator for each engine using a pressure lubricating system.

(3) A temperature indicator for each engine.

(4) A fuel quantity indicating system for each main fuel tank.

(5) A manifold pressure indicator for each turbocharged/supercharged engine, and aeroplanes equipped with constant speed propellers.

(Change 549-1 (93-06-30))