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Permalink Reply by Joe Duva on October 18, 2017 at 4:58am

Price?

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Permalink Reply by Stephen R. Smith on October 18, 2017 at 5:16am

Jake,

Sorry your selling. Why the fire-sale price? Seems really low.

Steve

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Permalink Reply by Jake Reyna on October 18, 2017 at 7:34am

Steve,

I had it listed higher, but no bites. Life has changed, tired of paying hanger rent. I'm to the point of disassembling and parting out.

Jake

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Permalink Reply by Joe Duva on October 18, 2017 at 7:27am

Sorry my bad. 20,000.00. Any unusual handling issues or other concerns? I ask because I had a 601 xl with the jab engine and a very heavy right wing that required almost full trim to level out during flight. Otherwise the 601 was a joy to fly. Thanks. Joe

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Permalink Reply by Jake Reyna on October 18, 2017 at 7:42am

Joe,

It did have the heavy right wing tendency, but I found that was exacerbated by flying nose high. I still need some trim, but that issue existed when I was building, so I installed the trim on the right wing. My logic was that the trim tab would be in cleaner air when raised, that lowered the right aileron, raising the wing.

Jake

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Permalink Reply by Gil DeVault on October 18, 2017 at 7:03pm

I read about other 601 with a heavy right wing. Are they all that way?

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Permalink Reply by Jake Reyna on October 24, 2017 at 9:46am

Gil, it was an issue when I was building. I talked with the factory, asked about putting the aileron trim in the right wing. I think my logic was valid, otherwise you'll read that those with the aileron trim in the left wing need maximum deflection.

The big improvement came from flying level. I don't have an EFIS, didn't want to spend the money on a glass cockpit, so I sat in the airplane, measured my eyeball height, then used some foil tape to mark the propeller. That became my reference to the horizon, and I used elevator trim to dial in that attitude.

Then I added a fixed trim tab to the elevator so that I didn't need to use elevator trim. Same could be done with the right aileron, add a fixed trim tab once you've established level flight.

My custom FWF is lighter than the stock FWF, my empty weight was 686 pounds after the wing spar upgrade. I'd rather be light and need some trim.

Jake

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Permalink Reply by RJ Chess on November 5, 2017 at 5:52pm

Is your plane still for sale? I am interested in buying it. Please message me.

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Permalink Reply by Theodore Vieu on June 16, 2018 at 3:00pm

Does anyone know if this plane sold ??

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