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davgray(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:28 am Post subject: 601XL canopy height

I fly a 601XL,  and built my canopy side rails 20 mm higher than called for

in the plans.  What was called out as 75 mm height is now 95 mm.  This has

worked out very well.  I have 27 mm mimimum edge distance from the nearest

mounting hole instead of 7mm that it would have been and I have good head

clearance with the original 601 canopy.  My original thought was that the 7

mm edge distance was too close for a plexiglass 5/16" hole.  I was afraid of

cracking the canopy.  I drilled my canopy with a 1/2" step drill with very

light force at room temperature.  The bit was allowed to warm the site as it

was cutting and the bit was held perfectly perpendicular to the curvature of

the area.  No cracks after 2.1/2 years.

Gary Ray  6' - 1-1/2 "  height

davgray(at)sbcglobal.net





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