Paul Mulwitz

Male

Camas, WA

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
ZODIAC XL
Project Status
Flying
Building From
Kit
Building Experience
Have already built an airplane
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
retired Electrical Engineer

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  • Rick Morris

    Hi Paul,

    Your feelings about flying your Zodiac XL are exactly the same as mine. I have done 35 hours in my aircraft and I have been too scared to take passengers up in it. I am waiting on the up grade kit. But even after I have installed all the kit I will be very reluctant to start flying the Zodiac XL until I know that there has been some independent scientific testing done on the airframe.
    Bearing in mind that I am not an engineer, Is it possible to put a full size Zodiac XL in a wind tunnel and test it to destruction ?
    Kind regards,
    Rick Morris.

    Feb 24, 2010

  • Randy Cross

    I have a CH601HD...It's a tank...

    Jan 2, 2013

  • Randy Cross

    Hi Paul...I had virtually zero issues from the first test flight in my CH601HD. It has the Rotax 912S with slipper clutch and warp drive prop. It seems to be a bullet-proof engine. My Zodiac HD is not the most stable in flight either. The huge wing and the Zodiac's light weight mean that I do get bounced around quite a bit, especially on warm days when thermals are in play. I did try the Vortex generators but I didn't see that much of a change in stall speeds or handling. Regardless, my CH601HD flies pretty straight. It does drop fast on final ....kinda like a brick if I flair to early.... I'm planning to install an auto-pilot and vertical hold system this year so that I can enjoy the scenery a little more,...Also building a CH701 Sky Jeep ...just for the fun of it...

    Jan 6, 2013