Comments on: That all-important clock

By: brettinlj

brettinlj — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:06:21 +0000

Wondering the same thing. So many club airplanes have a broken clock, but a Garmin 430 so want to make sure this is legal for IFR.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:57:46 +0000

There seems to be enough ambiguity around 92.205(d)6 that they’re just erring on the side of caution here. However, when I took my instrument oral exam, my DPE asked that question (is a panel-mounted clock required), and when I said “yes”, his response was “correct, it is required. But those things are so often inaccurate, the pilot will just use another clock, but it does have to be installed and functioning”. It does seem that the GPS-supplied clock will suffice, though.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:37:49 +0000

The requirement of the clock to be panel mounted is news to me and contrary to everything every instructor or ground school has taught and my instrument examiner quizzed me on. 91.205.d.6 indicates the need for the clock with a second hand or digital representation but says nothing about being mounted to the airframe. I polled 3 instructors at our airport and they all indicated that a watch with a second hand adequately complies with the regs. Now I don’t know what to believe but this blog entry is the only thing I’ve ever read that is contrary to what everyone else in my aviation life has indicated….
It’s a moot point to me at the moment as both aircraft that I fly have panel mounted clocks. And they work.

Thanks.

By: YK

YK — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:22:13 +0000

This blog identified the previous owner by name in one of the first posts which described the purchase. This post seems to now mock the previous owner about the clock and his knowledge of MEL.

The previous owner was clearly wrong any way you look at it. However, this post didn’t have to embarrass him to make the point. This was a bit graceless in my opinion. One expects better from AOPA.

By: Allen Inks

Allen Inks — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:58:33 +0000

In my former airplane, my WX-900 Stormscope had a digital clock feature. It wasn’t as convenient to use as the clip on yoke-mounted multi-mode digital timer from Sporty’s that I actually used for flying instrument approaches, but it made me legal.

By: thorne

thorne — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:35:04 +0000

QRP–

I hate laptop keybaords….

Tom

By: thorne

thorne — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:32:35 +0000

Mike–
No problemo. I’ll be there

Tom

By: thorne

thorne — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:31:56 +0000

Carl–

Oh yes. The 430 is WAAS approved and the 330 works with ATC and the 800 for traffic

Tom

By: thorne

thorne — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:28:32 +0000

Helen–

It has a bunch of clocks! None of them analog I have to add

Tom (an analog fan)

By: thorne

thorne — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:27:34 +0000

Mike–

Point taken. But he did not maintain it to “meticulous” standards as he so often boasted

Tom