Alternator required or not for day VFR?

[Canuck]

My actual POH is in the plane, but I found an interesting difference between the generic PIM (non-customised POH) for the Piper Warrior II between the 1976 and 1982 editions.

The 1976 edition includes this language in the limitations section:

2.19 TYPES OF OPERATION

The airplane is approved for the following operations when equipped in accordance with FAR 91 or FAR 135.

(a) Day V.F.R.
(b) Night V.F.R.
(c) Day I.F.R.
(d) Night I.F.R.
(e) Non Icing

By the 1982 edition, this section is expanded considerably, including a minimum-equipment list for each type of flight. Here is the part I'm interested in:

(a) Day VFR

(1) Airspeed indicator
(2) Altimeter
(3) Magnetic compass
(4) Tachometer
(5) Oil pressure indicator
(6) Oil temperature indicator
(7) Fuel pressure indicator
(8) Fuel quantity indicator - each tank
(9) Volt-ammeter
(10) Alternator
(11) Safety restraint - each occupant​

Since this is in the limitations section, my understanding is that it's binding (while everything else is advisory). So does this mean that in good day VFR and avoiding airspace that requires a transponder or radio, someone could legally fly a 1977 Warrior II back home with a U/S alternator and no ferry permit, but not a 1982 Warrior II? (I'll check where my 1979 Warrior II falls in this range the next time I'm at the plane.)

 

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