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Old May 1st 19, 04:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default TOST vs. Schweizer Hooks on Tow Planes.

I question why the FAA would care if a Schweizer release was mounted
inverted.Â* I would also bet that it would be a very simple 337 which
would allow the modification.

That said, when I installed Garmin G5 instruments in the 180 to replace
the vacuum instruments, I found that I could not move the vacuum
attitude indicator to the right hand panel as a backup. According to
Garmin's installation manual the instrument had to be moved one position
left and one row down.Â* That's what the STC called for.Â* What a bunch of
crap.

On 5/1/2019 7:57 AM, wrote:

" The push back will be the cost of the Tost system"
Push back is not about cost, push back is about the lack of information on legally installing the Tost system on all current towplanes in light of you wanting the FAA to ban all Schweizer hooks. As I said to you last time this came up, if you want to make towing safer collect and make available STCs and successful 337s for Tost hook installations. Instead of whining to a higher power for a solution that screws clubs be the solution that helps clubs.


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Dan, 5J