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zodie(at)adelphia.net
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:30 am Post subject: Swapping wings

Just catching up on the Zenith list emails this  morning and saw a post from Bill Naumak asking about swapping the wings on  the HD and HDS Zodiacs. His question was added-on to a reply on another thread  so I'm posing the question here under a new header.

  

 I built the HD version but would like to try  the clipped/tapered HDS, so I bought a set of plans and some ribs for the  HDS outer wing panels and planned on building them when I'm finished with my  current project. 

  I'll build the HDS wings and fly off some  more flight test hours, but I don't want to leave the HDS wings on the  plane permanantly.  I really LIKE my big slow-n-easy HD wings  too.

 After I flight tested the new  HDS wings, can I just swap the outter wing panels whenever I  want with just a logbook entry? Or is it more involved?

  

 Thanks,

 Rick Pitcher

 CH601HD

 http://www.lightflyers.com/birthday.html



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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject: Swapping wings

Rick,

I believe you'd only need to have a POH that indicated performance specs 

and maintenance for both types of wing or perhaps a separate POH that went

with the wing set you were using at the time.  Registration should be 

the same.  Shouldn't be more complex than flying with or without wheel 

pants in

my opinion.



Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com



R.P. wrote:



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		   Just catching up on the Zenith list emails this morning and saw a post 

 from Bill Naumak asking about swapping the wings on the HD and HDS 

 Zodiacs. His question was added-on to a reply on another thread so I'm 

 posing the question here under a new header.

  

 I built the HD version but would like to try the clipped/tapered HDS, 

 so I bought a set of plans and some ribs for the HDS outer wing panels 

 and planned on building them when I'm finished with my current project.

  I'll build the HDS wings and fly off some more flight test hours, but 

 I don't want to leave the HDS wings on the plane permanantly.  I 

 really LIKE my big slow-n-easy HD wings too.

 After I flight tested the new HDS wings, can I just swap the 

 outter wing panels whenever I want with just a logbook entry? Or is it 

 more involved?

  

 Thanks,

 Rick Pitcher

 CH601HD

 http://www.lightflyers.com/birthday.html



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zodie(at)adelphia.net
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:52 am Post subject: Swapping wings

Hi Larry.

Yeah, I'm sure you're right about the registration and POH. Might have to 

make a couple of placarding changes on the panel too.



I'm thinking more along the lines of the requirements to notify the FSDO 

after a major change. I'm assuming that I'll need to return to Phase One 

flight testing and fly off 5 hours with the new wings. I can do that. I just 

don't want to notify the FSDO and do the flight test thing every time I swap 

wings.



Rick Pitcher



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 Rick,

 I believe you'd only need to have a POH that indicated performance specs 

 and maintenance for both types of wing or perhaps a separate POH that went

 with the wing set you were using at the time.  Registration should be the 

 same.  Shouldn't be more complex than flying with or without wheel pants 

 in

 my opinion.



 Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com



 R.P. wrote:



> Just catching up on the Zenith list emails this morning and saw a post 

> from Bill Naumak asking about swapping the wings on the HD and HDS 

> Zodiacs. His question was added-on to a reply on another thread so I'm 

> posing the question here under a new header.

>  I built the HD version but would like to try the clipped/tapered HDS, so 

> I bought a set of plans and some ribs for the HDS outer wing panels and 

> planned on building them when I'm finished with my current project.

>  I'll build the HDS wings and fly off some more flight test hours, but I 

> don't want to leave the HDS wings on the plane permanantly.  I really 

> LIKE my big slow-n-easy HD wings too.

> After I flight tested the new HDS wings, can I just swap the outter wing 

> panels whenever I want with just a logbook entry? Or is it more involved?

>  Thanks,

> Rick Pitcher

> CH601HD

> http://www.lightflyers.com/birthday.html

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naumuk(at)alltel.net
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:53 am Post subject: Swapping wings

Rick-

    Have you tried the FAA website? I was going to log on, but can't find my 

password and will probably have to contact my BFR CFI to get it. Lost my 

hard drives early this year and don't even have things bookmarked.

Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville, Pa

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