A friend has some Apollo unit that is capable of enroute and terminal
navigation. How do I know if the installation is actually approved
for IFR flight ?

Thanks

> A friend has some Apollo unit that is capable of enroute and terminal
> navigation. How do I know if the installation is actually approved
> for IFR flight ?
>

AFM Supplement ?

In article >,
"Doug" > wrote:

> > A friend has some Apollo unit that is capable of enroute and terminal
> > navigation. How do I know if the installation is actually approved
> > for IFR flight ?
> >
>
> AFM Supplement ?

Also, if it's not, it will have a placard saying "VFR use only" or
something to that effect.

Roy Smith wrote:

> In article >,
> "Doug" > wrote:
>
> > > A friend has some Apollo unit that is capable of enroute and terminal
> > > navigation. How do I know if the installation is actually approved
> > > for IFR flight ?
> > >
> >
> > AFM Supplement ?
>
> Also, if it's not, it will have a placard saying "VFR use only" or
> something to that effect.

I would qualify that by saying it is *supposed* to have such a placard.~

wrote:
>
> Roy Smith wrote:
>
>
>>In article >,
>> "Doug" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>A friend has some Apollo unit that is capable of enroute and terminal
>>>>navigation. How do I know if the installation is actually approved
>>>>for IFR flight ?
>>>>
>>>
>>>AFM Supplement ?
>>
>>Also, if it's not, it will have a placard saying "VFR use only" or
>>something to that effect.
>
>
> I would qualify that by saying it is *supposed* to have such a placard.~
>

Right, the only real way to know is to see the 337 that was filed with
the install.

<<AFM Supplement ?>>

Not to be found.

<<Also, if it's not, it will have a placard saying "VFR use only" or
something to that effect.>>

True, with Tim's caveat noted. ;-)

If your unit is IFR approved, then it will be listed on the type certificate
(if it came that way from the factory), or if the unit was installed in the
field there will be a 337 with a FSDO's signature approving the unit for IFR
use. You can get a CD from the FAA that lists all the 337s for that
airplane on it.

Jim Howard



"Scott Draper" > wrote in message
...
> <<AFM Supplement ?>>
>
> Not to be found.
>

Not legal to fly then. If there is a 337, you can get a new AFM supplement
issued.

"Scott Draper" > wrote in message
...
> <<AFM Supplement ?>>
>
> Not to be found.
>

Paul Lynch wrote:
> Not legal to fly then. If there is a 337, you can get a new AFM supplement
> issued.

There is a 337, has to be to get installed, assuming of course it was
installed legally.

When I became a partner in our airplane several years ago, it had an IFR GPS
"that is capable of enroute and terminal navigation" and also approach
navigation. However, upon inspecting the paperwork (AFM Supplement, 337) I
discovered that the installer had approved it only for enroute and terminal
and not for approach. So we had to go get it recertified. This is probably
an unusual situation, though.

Stan



"Scott Draper" > wrote in message
...
>A friend has some Apollo unit that is capable of enroute and terminal
> navigation. How do I know if the installation is actually approved
> for IFR flight ?
>
> Thanks