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Jim C, we're not talking civilian 337's here, we're talking O-2A's, different animal. The M-337B has a different paragraph in the TCDS, same as the 337G or H models. The O-2's have a document called the dash 5 that I referred to earlier in this thread. It allows the removal of certain installed items and still allows the airplane to perform its mission. For example, it allows the removal of wing weapon pylons, it allows the removal of M-16 rifles. It does not allow the removal of tires, brakes and other required items.
There is no pilots operating handbook or equipment list like you will find for a 340 for the O-2A or B. If you go to the FAA Master MMEL list, you can even operate under certain conditions fly legally without meeting the minimum equipment for basic VFR under parts 23 or 91. For instance, you could legally fly without operating fuel quantity gauges or magnetic compass.
If you look at the TCDS for a 337D, you will notice that prop spinners and bulkheads are required, but for the O-2A's built at the same time, they are not.
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