Can you legally remove the CAPS?

[mike d]

I know many Cirrus owners would never think of doing this....
But can you legally remove the CAPS from a Cirrus and still fly it.

Why? You ask. Because I don't want to have the weight, maintenance cost, or the explosive in my plane. But I do like the SR22 and would love to own one.

 

[Jim Logajan]

But can you legally remove the CAPS from a Cirrus and still fly it.
[...]
Because I don't want to have the weight, maintenance cost, or the explosive in my plane.

How much weight is saved?
How much is the maintenance cost?
How often have the rockets caused problems?
Why not trade up from an RV-6 to an RV-10?

 

[Jim Logajan]

There is a new category, called Primary Non-Commercial Category, that is in the works. It was proposed by a rule making committee, and the FAA was ordered by Congress to take action on it by the end of 2015.

The FAA doesn't accept schedules set by congress. In January 2014, after congress had passed and the president had signed the bill, the FAA said:

"A reorganization of Part 23 will implement many of the committee’s recommendations with a final rule expected by November 2017."

From: http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=13672