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pedfly60(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:09 am Post subject: 601xl quick build kit

Just curious if anyone knows anyone who has purchased the quick build kit and started building?  I am very interested in the quick build kit and the difficulty with construction as I am a first time builder with no prior building experience of any kind.  

   

  Also has zenith mentioned offering a 701 quick build kit in the near future?  

  Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.  

  Thank you, Mike Pedri, Beckley  WV



 		

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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: 601xl quick build kit

Hi Michial,



   The benefit of buying the quickbuild kit mostly one of time versus cost. The fact that you are a first time builder isn't a big deal at all. Chris Heintz places a lot of emphasis on keeping the process and the resulting airplane safe and uncomplicated. 



   There will be times when you need the advice of the list or the factory or both to get you through an area in which the assembly instructions and/or the drawings aren't clear to you whether it's a quickbuild or a standard kit. Looking down that road from the starting line, it seems pretty intimidating, but it's really just a long gradual process of being patient enough to study, ask questions as needed and proceed carefully. You learn the necessary skills as you go OJT. Unless the adjective "handy" doesn't apply to you at all, you'll do fine.



   I'm a big fan of attending a rudder workshop at the factory. It would allow you to meet the people you are placing a heap of faith in by building their kit. It also would be a chance to get familiar with notations in the plans and learn the basic processes that you willl follow over and over throughout the building of your kit. It is also an opportunity to fly the demo planes if you are interested in more than one particular model.



   Don't let a lack of previous experience inhibit you from taking the plunge. If you are green, you're still growing. Once you're ripe, you start to rot.



Ed Moody II

Rayne, LA

601XL / wings



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		   Just curious if anyone knows anyone who has purchased the quick build kit and started building?  I am very interested in the quick build kit and the difficulty with construction as I am a first time builder with no prior building experience of any kind.

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LHusky(at)aol.com
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:56 am Post subject: 601xl quick build kit

I agree with Ed.  I had 0 experience with any kind of metal before I  started 

and I have found this to be pretty easy so far.  I have the  complete bottom 

fuse from tail to firewall and it looks great.  I am  scratch building, so it 

is harder than a kit, but the results are great.   It can be a little 

intimidating when you make the first few holes, but after  that, it is smooth sailing. 

 I have had to make a part or two twice, but  that is part of learning.  I 

would say just go and do it.  There is  plenty of help out there if you need it 

and the factory support is great  also.  

 

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davids601xl(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:06 am Post subject: 601xl quick build kit

hi Mike.  

The Flightcrafters guys in Florida are selling the 601

XL QBKs and are also offering to bring a regular 701

kit to Quick Build Kit status for customers. 

Flightcrafters has a new company for Zenith Sales and

Build assistance called Zenith Distributing LLC 



The 701 brought up to QBK status (still 49% rule ) is

something CAN-ZAC Aviation in Canada will also be

offering in the near future.  



Check it out at

http://www.zenithdistributing.com/ch701fastbuild.html



David



--- Michial Pedri <pedfly60(at)yahoo.com> wrote:



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 <pedfly60(at)yahoo.com>

 

 Just curious if anyone knows anyone who has

 purchased the quick build kit and started building? 

 I am very interested in the quick build kit and the

 difficulty with construction as I am a first time

 builder with no prior building experience of any

 kind.  

    

   Also has zenith mentioned offering a 701 quick

 build kit in the near future?  

   Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.  

   Thank you, Mike Pedri, Beckley  WV

 

  		

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