midlifeflyer said:I just realized that no one really answered the original question.
The regulation that requires the stall warning to be operative is 91.213(d) (assuming the aircraft doesn't have an MEL) Everything else we've talked about, certification rules, "R"s on equipment lists, are just part of the process that tells us if it's required equipment for 91.213(d) purposes.
I guess referencing 91.213 rather than specifying only paragraph (d) invalidated my post above:
"If the the type data certificate for the airplane lists a stall warning system, 91.213 requires it to be operative."