RV7dreemer
Member
All,
My apologies if this has been hashed out already; a few hours of googling and forum-browsing haven't yielded any useful info. I'm sure there will be lots of "I can't believe you didn't see <insert post here>" replies. Please, bring them on!
So: I'm well sold on RV's, and am looking to purchase a flying 7 or 8 to get me through the decade or so until I have time to build my own. My goal is to have a solid IFR platform to fly internationally (I'll be living overseas for a few years but would keep the plane N-registered).
I've seen some decent RVs with old avionics for sale in the $70-85k range. Can I buy a VFR-only aircraft, and then just throw a few tens of thousands of bucks into an IFR-certified GPS/nav radio (GTN-650, etc), the proper equipment to display the data (thinking G3X Touch, here), and then legally fly IFR? Or is there more to it?
The info EAA posted here (https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation...ions/equipping-a-homebuilt-for-ifr-operations) says the Operating Limitations for some homebuilts contains a statement to the effect of ?After completion of phase I flight testing, unless appropriately equipped for night and/or instrument flight in accordance with ? 91.205, this aircraft is to be operated under VFR, day only.? If that's *not* in the OL's for a particular aircraft, how would I get it modified?
Lastly: do the rules change if I go outside the US, assuming I keep it N-registered?
Thanks, all, in advance!
My apologies if this has been hashed out already; a few hours of googling and forum-browsing haven't yielded any useful info. I'm sure there will be lots of "I can't believe you didn't see <insert post here>" replies. Please, bring them on!
So: I'm well sold on RV's, and am looking to purchase a flying 7 or 8 to get me through the decade or so until I have time to build my own. My goal is to have a solid IFR platform to fly internationally (I'll be living overseas for a few years but would keep the plane N-registered).
I've seen some decent RVs with old avionics for sale in the $70-85k range. Can I buy a VFR-only aircraft, and then just throw a few tens of thousands of bucks into an IFR-certified GPS/nav radio (GTN-650, etc), the proper equipment to display the data (thinking G3X Touch, here), and then legally fly IFR? Or is there more to it?
The info EAA posted here (https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation...ions/equipping-a-homebuilt-for-ifr-operations) says the Operating Limitations for some homebuilts contains a statement to the effect of ?After completion of phase I flight testing, unless appropriately equipped for night and/or instrument flight in accordance with ? 91.205, this aircraft is to be operated under VFR, day only.? If that's *not* in the OL's for a particular aircraft, how would I get it modified?
Lastly: do the rules change if I go outside the US, assuming I keep it N-registered?
Thanks, all, in advance!