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johnd(at)data-tech.com
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:34 am Post subject: N601JD First Flight |
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N601JD my 601XL with a Jabiru 3300 took to the air for the first time
last Friday at Avery County Airport (7A8) in Spruce Pine, NC. Its a
quickbuild kit that I started in April 07.
The obligatory Youtube video is at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVt40B5dLc. Its short and a bit shaky so
be careful if you get motion sickness 
The flight went well with only a couple of minor squawks:
1. Need to add a stop to the throttle (at) low RPMS to prevent the engine
from stopping when the throttle is pulled too far back to idle. The US
Jabiru guys recommend a small cable stop added to the throttle cable at
the carb to prevent this.
2. Aileron trim is wired backwards, Oops, didn't notice a real need for
the aileron trim though
3. Experiment with my Sensenich Ground adjustable prop and also
re-jetting the Bing carb to maximize performance. CHTs and EGTs looked
good though, perhaps I wont have to spend too much time messing with
cooling issues.
Woo hoo, now only 38 more hours till the end of Phase 1...
If only I had remembered to turn on my in cockpit video recorder, I'll
do that next time...once the darned weather clears up again.
Thanks to all the list members who helped with questions during the
build process.
Thanks,
John Davis
Burnsville, NC
N601JD - 601XL/Jab 3300
Now Flying!!!!
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jaybannist(at)cs.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:46 am Post subject: N601JD First Flight |
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John,
A big Congratulations ! ! Beautiful airplane !
It must have been a calm day since you landed opposite to the way you took off, right?
Jay in Dallas
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johnd(at)data-tech.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:52 am Post subject: N601JD First Flight |
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Hi Jay,
Thanks, we have a bit of a slope on the runway and unless the winds are bad will takeoff downhill and land uphill.
John
jaybannist(at)cs.com (jaybannist(at)cs.com) wrote: [quote] John,
A big Congratulations ! ! Beautiful airplane !
It must have been a calm day since you landed opposite to the way you took off, right?
Jay in Dallas
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Terry Phillips
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:28 am Post subject: N601JD First Flight |
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Congratulations, John!
Enjoy your new airplane.
Terry
At 01:29 PM 1/12/2009 -0500, you wrote:
| Quote: | N601JD my 601XL with a Jabiru 3300 took to the air for the first time last
Friday at Avery County Airport (7A8) in Spruce Pine, NC. Its a quickbuild
kit that I started in April 07.
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Terry Phillips ZBAGer
ttp44~at~rkymtn.net
Corvallis MT
601XL/Jab 3300 s .. l .. o .. o .. w build kit - Tail, flaps, & ailerons
are done; working on the wings
http://www.mykitlog.com/N47TP/
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z601(at)anemicaardvark.co
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:54 am Post subject: N601JD First Flight |
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On Monday 12 January 2009 12:29, John Davis wrote:
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N601JD my 601XL with a Jabiru 3300 took to the air for the first time
last Friday at Avery County Airport (7A8) in Spruce Pine, NC. Its a
quickbuild kit that I started in April 07.
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Congratulations!
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leinad
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: N601JD First Flight |
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Congratualtions John, and good luck with the flight testing.
Dan Dempsey
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sdthatcher
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Location: Port Saint Lucie
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:27 am Post subject: Re: N601JD First Flight |
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I really enjoyed the enthusiasm of your family when you landed. It was a great video and that airport at Spruce Pine looks great. I have my plane over in Andrews, NC. Hope to see you some time.
And Jay sure is good at noticing the not so obvious (runway departure and approach). He'd be a great detective. I missed that runway thing completely!
| johnd(at)data-tech.com wrote: | N601JD my 601XL with a Jabiru 3300 took to the air for the first time
last Friday at Avery County Airport (7A8) in Spruce Pine, NC. Its a
quickbuild kit that I started in April 07.
The obligatory Youtube video is at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVt40B5dLc. Its short and a bit shaky so
be careful if you get motion sickness
The flight went well with only a couple of minor squawks:
1. Need to add a stop to the throttle (at) low RPMS to prevent the engine
from stopping when the throttle is pulled too far back to idle. The US
Jabiru guys recommend a small cable stop added to the throttle cable at
the carb to prevent this.
2. Aileron trim is wired backwards, Oops, didn't notice a real need for
the aileron trim though
3. Experiment with my Sensenich Ground adjustable prop and also
re-jetting the Bing carb to maximize performance. CHTs and EGTs looked
good though, perhaps I wont have to spend too much time messing with
cooling issues.
Woo hoo, now only 38 more hours till the end of Phase 1...
If only I had remembered to turn on my in cockpit video recorder, I'll
do that next time...once the darned weather clears up again.
Thanks to all the list members who helped with questions during the
build process.
Thanks,
John Davis
Burnsville, NC
N601JD - 601XL/Jab 3300
Now Flying!!!! |
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