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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

I replaced my left fuel pump.  It only took an hour and a half but people kept coming up asking about my airplane.  The 601 sure does get a lot of attention in Texas.  



Scott in Texas

601XL/Corvair

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jmaynard

Joined: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 394
Location: Fairmont, MN (FRM)

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject: What did you do today?

I called an aircraft broker about selling my airplane. Financial

circumstances mandate my selling it. Those of you who claim I have no

interest in the Zodiac's public perception are about to be proven very badly

wrong...I expect it to cost me a five figure sum.

-- 

Jay Maynard, K5ZC, PP-ASEL, CFI-SP   http://www.conmicro.com

http://jmaynard.livejournal.com       http://www.tronguy.net

Fairmont, MN (KFRM)                        (Yes, that's me!)

AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml

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lwinger

Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Posts: 229
Location: Tustin, CA

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: What did you do today?

Jay,

  

 I'm truly sorry to hear this news.  Your stake in the 601XL has never been in question with me.  Thank you for your contributions to this list.  Your help in sending me photos of your gear installation made a great difference in my confidence when building that section.  I hope things improve so you can return to the skies soon.

   

 Larry Winger

 650/Corvair

 Installing canopy

 Tustin, CA

 On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Jay Maynard <jmaynard(at)conmicro.com (jmaynard(at)conmicro.com)> wrote:

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I called an aircraft broker about selling my airplane. Financial

circumstances mandate my selling it. Those of you who claim I have no

interest in the Zodiac's public perception are about to be proven very badly

 wrong...I expect it to cost me a five figure sum.

--

Jay Maynard, K5ZC, PP-ASEL, CFI-SP   http://www.conmicro.com

http://jmaynard.livejournal.com       http://www.tronguy.net

 Fairmont, MN (KFRM)                        (Yes, that's me!)

AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml

  

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1416
Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

 	  jmaynard wrote: 	
		  I called an aircraft broker about selling my airplane. Financial circumstances mandate my selling it. 	




I hate to hear that. I really do. Maybe things will turn around before you actually sell it.

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leinad

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 283
Location: Central Virginia

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

Today I uploaded pictures of the Dan Wessman Corvair 5th bearing that I got running on my engine this past weekend.  It was late Sunday evening before I got it running.  The misquitos were biting me something fierce, but after I ran the engine for about a half hour, the prop was completely covered in misquito paint.  Ah, sweat revenge!.  



The engine ran strong and smooth, I have a slight oil leak at one pipe fitting, and oil pan drain plug was showing a drop of oil.  My front cylinders stayed significantly cooler, so I'll be looking at redesigning the air baffles.



Dan



http://daniel.dempseyfamily.us/zodiac/engine/fifthbearing/index.htm

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1416
Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:52 am Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

I got my seats from the upholsterer Saturday. Here is one of them. A shot of them in the plane will be on my web site in a few days.

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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: What Did You Do Today?

Enough arguing, lets build airplanes.  

  

 Put her hat on for the 1st time today.  Pics self explanatory



Bill Pagan EAA Tech Counselor #4395

601XL QBK/Corvair/N565BW (RES)

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:45 am Post subject: Re: What Did You Do Today?

 	  pdn8r(at)yahoo.com wrote: 	
		  

  

 Put her hat on for the 1st time today.  Pics self explanatory



Bill Pagan EAA Tech Counselor #4395

601XL QBK/Corvair/N565BW (RES) 	




You are on the verge of the absolute worse point in the 601 building process. My prayers are with you. On the plus side you waited until it was nice and warm. It will help.

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pavel569

Joined: 21 Dec 2007
Posts: 77

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

After a two weekends of disassembling, deburring, priming and cleaning (damn...I hated the plane last Sunday) I started the assembly

 and riveting of front fuselage, getting ready for top skin and canopy.



And with these lucky charm brake pedals, there is no way I can get into any trouble in the air.

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Pavel
CA
Zodiac 601XL
Stratus Subaru EA-81
Tail, flaps, ailerons, wings, fuselage, canopy done ...
"do not archive"

jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:39 am Post subject: What did you do today?

Hey Pavel,

 

 Love your brake pedals !!

 

 I recognize the four leaf clover, the horse show and the "7", but what is the charm on the right ?

 

 Jay Bannister

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pavel569

Joined: 21 Dec 2007
Posts: 77

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:53 am Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

 	  jaybannist(at)cs.com wrote: 	
		   

 I recognize the four leaf clover, the horse show and the "7", but what is the charm on the right ? 	




That's from 60's when my mom and dad where flying gliders in Czechoslovakia, they always prayed for a good thermals to their weather god 

they've named "Termoska" which is the same word for thermal bottle. So the most right charm is thermos bottle.

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CA
Zodiac 601XL
Stratus Subaru EA-81
Tail, flaps, ailerons, wings, fuselage, canopy done ...
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:09 am Post subject: What did you do today?

Pavel,  Thanks.  I understand, but never would have guessed.  - Jay

 

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sabrina

Joined: 15 Jun 2009
Posts: 170

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

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stormyflight(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject: What did you do today?

Congrats girl!



I am happy for you!



Jim



PS.  Good to see you on the

 list again.

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 To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

 Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 10:12 PM

 

 "Sabrina" <chicago2paris(at)msn.com>

 

 I passed my practical examination for my Harley 883 Low

 today!   :O)

 

 Who is going to be in Mexico MO this Saturday?

 

 

 

 

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:07 am Post subject: What did you do today?

Hi Sabrina,



Congratulations on passing your test.  What is a Harley 883?  (I 

think I know what Low means -  I usually feel like I need a leg 

transplant to reach the ground on a bike.)



I hope everyone going to Mexico asks the Heintz boys when they are 

going to release the changes for the aileron mass balance and the 

control stick redesign.



Have fun,



Paul

At 10:12 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote:

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I passed my practical examination for my Harley 883 Low today!   :O)



Who is going to be in Mexico MO this Saturday?





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naumuk(at)windstream.net
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:40 am Post subject: What did you do today?

I think a Harley 883 is the Sportster.

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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:39 am Post subject: What did you do today?

I need to start out with the following  caveat; I can't compete with Scott Laughlin's flight reports. In fact the only  way I can compete with him is that I'm older and better looking. Now that I have  that out of the way, here is my latest death defying feat.

  

    At 6:40 AM I took off in "Papa  Goose" (4568G) leaving a very quiet 3R2 (Legros) behind and below. Surface temp  was nearly 80F already and I did my best not to waste too much time on the  ground. As soon as I had adequate CHTs and oil temp for full power, I did my run  up and mag check then headed down runway 31 behind the massively powerful Jabiru  3300A. Being alone (still under 40 hours in Phase 1) the plane climbed easily at  2900 rpm , 97 mph IAS, and 550 fpm. As soon as I was satisfied that  the engine was reasonably happy, I headed SE for Vermillion Bay on the Gulf of  Mexico due south of Lafayette, LA. All the way there I was steadily  climbing through gaps in the scattered cloud layers... not sure why but there  where little cloud banks at different altitudes all the way up to 4,000'  MSL with tops around 5K. With lots of huge gaps in the clouds I had no  problem maintaining VFR minimums and visual contact with the ground. The high  pressure dome that has been parked over us for several weeks has begun to drift  west and over the last few dyas there have been a very few T-storms in the  afternoons to stir up the air a bit. Despite it being very hazy, I was  thrilled find that the OAT was dropping nicely as I climbed so I kept on  climbing. By the time I reached Vermillion Bay I had reached 6,000' MSL and the  Goose was still climbing nicely. Wonder of wonders, the combination of OAT in  the upper 60s and the engine getting more broken in was producing oil temps  around 210 F. That was a nice surprise since on the last two flights I was  seeing 215 - 238 F at 2,000 - 3,500' MSL in high power cruise (2900 RPM). Today  there were no such worries to mar the bliss of being airborne doing what I  have wanted to do during three years of building. 

  

    Soapbox time: Keep on building...  address whatever issues you feel need to be addressed but don't get  disillusioned or discouraged. Disappointment is inevitable... disillusionment is  optional. You will finally get to do what you set out to do as long  as you don't let the bumps in the road break you. End of sermon; death  defying tale resumes now.

  

    Having seen the Gulf albeit through  the haze, I decided to turn west and fly along the intracoastal waterway. It's  so funny that now I have an airplane that is faster than the bass boats in  the canal. There have been a lot of times in the past when my Excalibur  ultralight could not overcome a headwind  and overtake a fast boat. Now I  have to work on sightseeing quickly as I breeze on by. It is taking some  adjustments on my part. 

  

    I kept on climbing just to evaluate  the performance on the plane and to see how cool the OAT would get to be. By the  time I was directly over my home airport once more, I had reached 10,100' MSL  and the OAT was a pleasant 52 F. The CHTs and EGTs were all happily in the green  and the oil temp was very nice 204 F. At that point I needed to descend  because I was expecting Bob Beach in his CH701 to arrive for a visit at 3R2, so  I gradually throttled back, pulled on the carb heat and eased the nose over to  re-trim for descent at 110 mph IAS. Back down through the holes in the still  widely scattered clouds I went giving thanks all the way. Up at 8,000 -  10,000' MSL I had no EGT problems when I had tried throttling back into the  midrange of the carb. In fact up at 10K full throttle made the engine rumble a  bit as though the mixture was too rich for the altitude... probably was. That  was a nice surprise because I was planning on changing the midrange jet to the  next larger size soon since I had been seeing high EGTs between 2,600 - 2850 rpm  at low altitude. Now I'm going to need some advice and rethink that move, but  that's for another day and another time.

  

    As I crossed the approach end of 31  and began to flare in ground effect, there were three of the pesky Mottled Ducks  that have an absolute fixation with sitting on our runways at Legros. They seem  to have decided that sitting in the grass is for other ducks... they prefer the  concrete. I added power to allow me to balloon up and drift left then realigned  and cut power to resume the landing. It was smooth and none of  the embarrassing nose wheel planting that was a problem for me on the first  2 - 3 flights. I taxied up to a friend's hangar as he was preparing to pull out  his Grumman Tiger for a quick hop over to Jennings (about ten miles west of  Legros) for the Saturday morning breakfast version of the hundred dollar  hamburger. He and another friend looked over the Goose and grinned at all my  petty concerns about this temp and that pressure and so on. On of the guys told  me to "throw all those gauges out the window" to which I replied in my best  Brooklyn accent, "Yeah? Well I got your window right here!". It was all harmless  of course and guess what? There was not so much as a hint of ZBAGing.  

  

   I was about to board the Grumman for the  short breakfast hop when Bob's 701 appeared so I jumped back down to wait for  him to land. We decide not to go for the breakfast on the grounds that our two  obviously superior Zenith aircraft might cause widespread depression among the  mortal pilots in Jennings. We opted instead for a photo session aloft. Bob had  his buddy, Lloyd along as a safety pilot and his camera was at the ready so back  upstairs we went. Heading north out of Legros we climbed back through the holes  in the clouds and formed up at 4,500'. As I carefully and intently slid the  Goose into low echelon left Bob snapped away and motioned me ahead to get some  different views and angles. I can't wait to see what he got. It's reminiscent of  Christmas when I was a kid. Who am I kidding? I'm the oldest juvenile on the  block and I don't really want to grow up anyway. My inner child likes  airplanes... what can I say? 

  

    Once Bob got enough shots from  different angles we said our goodbyes and parted company. Each of us  headed back to our own roosts before the heat of the day made flying too  bumpy. I had 2.39 hours to log and besides, neither of us like to abuse our  toys. That sort of thing can make a bad reputation for the designer  

  

 Ed

 N4568G 601XL

 Papa Goose

 15.26 hours

  

  

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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:10 am Post subject: What did you do today?

All-

     I got my scratchbuilt forward  hinged canopy side rails back from the weld shop. Including the price to ship  the materials, I saved about 25% off the Zenith price less  shipping.

     Seriously, guys, this is not a  job for someone without a TIG or who isn't REALLY good at  wielding a gas hatchet. I did the welds I considered myself capable of on my  Lincoln stick welder and farmed out the rest. The guy who did my TIG work OKd my  stick weld work; I made sure there was enough material left for a second try if  he gave me a thumbs down.

     The main advantage was that  there is a discrepancy in the overall length dimension (The XL dimensions are a  bit long for an HD/HDS), and I was able to tailor my rails to fit the upper  longerons and forward hoop. Even if you buy an off the shelf  XL unit,  HD/HDS people will probably have to modify it. I'm not talking a lot- maybe  1/2". Larry Mac reported 60mm in his log, which is right in the  ballpark.

     Back out to the shop- over and  out.

     

 Bill Naumuk

Townville, Pa.

HDS N601MG/Corvair  95%

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sabrina

Joined: 15 Jun 2009
Posts: 170

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do today?

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psm(at)att.net
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: What did you do today?

Hi Sabrina,



Congratulations on your test and first XL flight.  I'm surprised 

about your slow flight comment. I thought the XL did a great job of 

keeping the controls crisp all the way down to stall.  I don't think 

a 150 can do that.



I haven't talked to Caleb in a couple of years.   I wonder who has 

been calling and using my name . . .



I don't think I will be flying the XL this year.  I had flight 

insurance on it, but I changed it to ground not-in-motion.  Besides 

getting it inspected I would still need to change the insurance back too.



Why did you decide not to do aileron balancing on your plane?  I am 

going to have to worry about you . . .



Is July 14 the time you are going to be in Washington?  Where are you visiting?



Paul

XL grounded

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At 06:53 PM 6/27/2009, you wrote:

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Hey there guys... just back from Mexico, MO...  just had my first 

ride in an XL winged craft...  the rudder was stiffer than I 

expected, slow flight performance was not as good as the C150L but 

it broke nose down as it should, so that is good...



I had the Zenith plans marked up with my 300+ modifications with me 

and it was a hit with the builders and Caleb...



I am most impressed that Zenith did NOT require a waiver of 

liability from me for the flight.   It demonstrates a great deal of 

confidence.



Tron Guy never showed so I am still looking for an XL experienced 

CFI so I can solo the Sabrina Mark 1 which has been held in Phase 1 

for that purpose.  I would like to be the one signing it out of Phase 1.



After further review and discussions, the Sabrina Mark 1 will NOT be 

fitted with the LAA aileron mass balance.  I have stiffened the 

center spar and uprights per my own design.  The German speed limit 

has been lifted and page 1 (6-X-1 08/05) V speeds will be programmed 

into the Dynon ASAP.



This is what Phase 1 is all about guys--come on Paul, quit calling 

Caleb, get your wings back on, get it inspected and let's get St. 

Pauli Girl in the air on July 14th!



35 on the ACT, so I am happy with that.   :O)

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