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Hello all. I have nearly finished the upgrade to my 601 XL. One holdup is the aileron stop mounted in the fuselage. The stop is clecoed in place now and rides the top of the aileron cable turnbu ...

I am nearly complete with the 601 XL Upgrade. I am trying to install the aileron stop in the fuselage. With everything pilot drilled and clecoed in place the top of the stop assembly rides the ailer ...

Mike, I picked up my upgrade kit yesterday from Zenith. I asked Roger the same question and his reply was that the fuselage stiffeners are NOT part of the upgrade. He had "some time to spare&quo ...

Thank you, Pete. I would like to have a metal prop, but don't know of a suitable one that would work on a Jabiru 3300.

Chuck Maggart

The easiest choices seem to be the prop adapter or a heavier ...

Where's your battery now?

The battery is mounted on the firewall.

Chuck Maggart

a metal prop moves that CG forward fairly well...

Is there a metal prop for the Jabiru 3300? I would rather have a metal prop.

Chuck Maggart

Pete, I'm curious about where and how nose ballast is added to a 601XL. My weight and balance indicate that some nose weight might be desirable.

Chuck Maggart
Finished and ready to fly

Help! In the process of removing an aileron cable, from my finished 601XL, a friend helping me had the string come off the end of the aileron cable. We spent the rest of the day trying to feed a p ...

Very nice pictures, Barb! I rea;;y like the early airplanes. Do you have any information about where the pictures were taken? It appears that some were German, Swiss and America. Thanks again.

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Bob, I used the Zenith supplied rivet puller without any problems at all. They warn you that the case may crack if you use too high of an air pressure. I ended up using a few pounds higher (at the c ...

Alf, I don't know about Corrosion X, but I used Cortec and it does a good job and easy to apply. However; I have one issue with it because it remains soft and sticky. Small metal shavings and fili ...

Steve, my XL, 2974Z, weighed in at 749 lb. with a J3300 engine, wood prop, no wheel pants, portable GPS and fire extinguisher. The CG came out at 13.15 inches behind the L.E. datum. I'll have to b ...

OPPS! A senior moment. I mounted the ELT antenna on top of the fuselage (not below the passenger seat) slightly forward of the rudder and at least three feet away from the com antenna which is far ...

Scott, I mounted the ELT behind the passenger seat on the floor. The antenna is attached to the belly below the passenger seat.

Chuck Maggart
XL/Jabiru/awaiting ABDAR insp.
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List, I am rigging the control cables now and find that I can not get full aileron deflection before the "Y" stick hits the sides of the console. It looks like I am around 2 to 4 degrees ...

Tom, I built my 601XL in a 20'x16' shop. It was adequate for building, but I had to store the wings in my house while building the fuselage. One thing to watch is the overhead clearance when you i ...