Jim Weir wrote:
: What does "certified for IFR" mean? Find me an FAR reference.

Exactly... the only "certification" requirement for IFR is a 24 month
altimeter static check in addition to the *required* 24-month VFR transponder encoder
check. Now that I know more about it, using "IFR certified" in an sale advertisement
can be pretty much bull.

Now, whether or not it's a good idea to have the equipment checked before
slogging in the soup is another matter. My experience has been 85% of avionics
failures is due to mis-wiring, or poor installation and loose/broken wiring. Another
10% is broken wire/solder joint inside the radio. Probably only 5% is actually broken
component in the radio.

-Cory

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