Lance Gingell

Male

Cottonwood, CA

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
ZODIAC XL
Project Status
Flying
Building From
Kit
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Jabiru
Your website (about your aircraft...)
http://www.lancegingell.com
Building Experience
Have already built an airplane
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
I'm a software/hardware computer guy. My old builders log with pictures is available at http://www.lancegingell.com
Before building the Zodiac, I had no prior experience.
Built an RV7A next, and that is flying now.
Home Airport (ie. KMYJ)
68CA

Comment Wall:

  • Gary Bean

    Nice looking plane! I especially like to check out other builder's paint schemes.

    Jan 28, 2009

  • Mike Armstead

    Does it hold your plane nice and level without wandering around very much? Which size servo's did you use? I've saw a posting where someone had mentioned using the midsized servo for the roll axis instead of the small one.

    Dec 16, 2009

  • Lance Gingell

    I use the smallest servos, the SV32's for both pitch and roll. Roll has slipped a little in turbulence, even with the toruqe set to 100%, but usually if it is that bad, it like to be flying it myself. I have hingless ailerons.

    If you don't have it configured properly, or the airplane trimmed correctly it can wander, just like the other AP's.

    @Gary: thanks!
    ..lance

    Dec 16, 2009

  • Jake Reyna

    Lance, I didn't see that in the Drawings, replacing with .063, mine is .040. I'll have to call ZAC in the morning.

    Each photo guide has this statement: This photo assembly manual is a supplement to the issued Drawings (6-ZU-1 to 6-ZU-4). If there is any discrepancy between this manual and the drawings, the drawings supersede this manual.

    Jan 17, 2010