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tonyplane(at)bellsouth.ne
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:56 am Post subject: Spin 601xl any experience, caveates, unusual recovery techni

Based on my experience with MY XL, you would  have to be really uncoordinated to inadvertently enter into a spin.  I have  had the airplane shuddering in a stall (with and without power/flaps) and  could still go stop-to-stop on the ailerons without the airplane departing (did  not hold full aileron in the stall, just held long enough to see that the  airplane would start to roll in the direction of the aileron input - not  opposite to input).  However, on one occasion while I was holding it in a  power off stall no flaps to see if I could get it to break, the airplane did  depart rather abruptly into a neg G  nose straight down attitude (If I did  not have my seat belt on, I would have been up and possible through the canopy)  - I suspect either an abrupt complete loss of lift or the horiz stab  stalled due to a tail wind gust. There was some rolling off of the wing as  I recall, but it was slight and rudder brought it level.  I had been in the  stall shudder mode for about 15 - 20 seconds est.  I can also hold the  airplane full power,  Zero indicated AS, right rudder as required to  keep wings level, with no departures - but can only hold so long before my  Jab starts to go redline on CHT.

  

 That said, Spins are not recommended on the XL by  Zenith.  Maybe they did not go into a full spin testing program - full  aft CG, Gross wt etc.  You could probably kick my XL into a spin  entry, and probably apply normal spin recovery techniques for recovery, but  I am not going to deliberately try it.  I would definitely  not let my XL spin to see if it stabilized or not - don't know if it  would recover by itself, go flat, inverted, flat and inverted, or???, and  may not be recoverable without a spin chute.

  

 IN my opinion, the XL is easy to fly and if flown  normally should not surprise you.  If you can fly a C-150 or SE Piper,  you can easily fly the XL.

  

 Tony Graziano

 60lXL/Jab3300; N493TG; 196 hrs.

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             Spin 601xl any experience, caveates,        unusual recovery techniques        From:              Lone00Star(at)aol.com ([email]Lone00Star(at)aol.com?subject=Re:%20Spin%20601xl%20%20any%20experience,%20caveates,%20unusual%20recovery%20techniques&replyto=cfb.737312b.32e5e8b4(at)aol.com[/email])        Date:              [b]Mon Jan 22 - 2:16        AM[/b]

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		  My Brother and I are picking up an already built aircraft with the Jabiru  

3300.  We would like to know of any thoughts you expreienced test pilots  have



on spins from all different flight regimes.  Have not seen much on  this 

subject at all.  Thanks & Aloha.  	
	
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daveaustin2(at)can.rogers
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: Spin 601xl any experience, caveates, unusual recovery techni

I've recovered from an incipient spin (3/4 of a  turn) with no problems.  Normal technique.  Also done a full power 90  degree bank stall.  All it did was flip up level.  

 Dave Austin  601HDS - 912, Spitfire Mk VIII

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