On Jul 30, 4:31*am, ContestID67 wrote:
However, when I council a newbie about why his wiring is just plain
wrong, why he shouldn't use spade lugs, and why fuses at batteries (!)
are a necessary thing, etc, etc, I often blithly spead the "FAA" word
around to put the fear of God in them. I will probably continue that
habit. *And I don't care if it is standard certified or experimental,
my (high) standards are all the same. *It keeps life simpler that way.

Thanks for your well-reasoned approach. We definitely agree on the
major points he It's important to think things out before you do
them, to do quality work, and to use good materials.

But I'm still concerned that saying something is an "FAA requirement"
when it's really not sets a bad precedent. As we've see with the 337
process, when you say something like that too often, pretty soon even
the FAA believes it, and then they start to demand it even in cases
where it's downright silly. The next thing you know, you get ramp-
checked and then lose a day at the Nationals because the 24ga wire to
the 9-volt battery of your gear warning system, a wire carrying at
most a few milliamps, isn't FAA-PMA stamped Tefzel(tm) brand wire. And
don't laugh, sillier things have happened.

Thanks again, Bob K.