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Worked for Augusta/Westland Helicopters for 45 years as an aircraft machinist, now retired. Learned to fly in 1996 and I hold a full PPL licence. The Ch601 HDS is a great aeroplane to fly.
Hello Terry, how nice to hear from you. My HDS is sort-of-completed but is currently disassembled and in storage. You see, I was a little unlucky and had to spend most of the last 6 years abroad in hospital. Very frustrating. I'm okay now, though, and gradually attempting to resume normal life.
The jobs I left myself were installation of the engine and prop (I have a Rotax 914 in storage), and the instrument panel. I had put off buying a prop largely because the turbocharged engine necessitates a constant speed one and they're really expensive! The one that I thought looked best was the Airmaster... https://www.propellor.com/ap332-wwl70z
There are a couple of other little improvements on the HDS design that I'm going to make. Firstly, vortex generators which should knock a few kts off the stall and slightly increase cruise speed as they mean you can keep the nose pitched down a few degrees. Secondly, wing root fairings... https://personal.utdallas.edu/~klaus/Airplane/wing_root_fairing.html
I'm really impressed you've got 600 h on yours. I can't wait to get mine in the air. Fortunately my brother is an airline captain & instructor so can help remind me how to fly!
gary waters
Would be nice but unfortunately I had to sell the yellow one to finance my next build. It went to Wickenby
Gary
Oct 22, 2009
gary waters
Gary
Oct 23, 2009
Jonathan Cooper
Hello Terry, how nice to hear from you. My HDS is sort-of-completed but is currently disassembled and in storage. You see, I was a little unlucky and had to spend most of the last 6 years abroad in hospital. Very frustrating. I'm okay now, though, and gradually attempting to resume normal life.
The jobs I left myself were installation of the engine and prop (I have a Rotax 914 in storage), and the instrument panel. I had put off buying a prop largely because the turbocharged engine necessitates a constant speed one and they're really expensive! The one that I thought looked best was the Airmaster...
https://www.propellor.com/ap332-wwl70z
There are a couple of other little improvements on the HDS design that I'm going to make. Firstly, vortex generators which should knock a few kts off the stall and slightly increase cruise speed as they mean you can keep the nose pitched down a few degrees. Secondly, wing root fairings...
https://personal.utdallas.edu/~klaus/Airplane/wing_root_fairing.html
I'm really impressed you've got 600 h on yours. I can't wait to get mine in the air. Fortunately my brother is an airline captain & instructor so can help remind me how to fly!
Regards,
Jonathan
Nov 26, 2022