I am in the process of registering my CH 701 as a advance ultralight here in Canada. I heard back from Transport Canada today regarding my gross weight. I am trying to increase my gross weight from 960lbs to 1100lbs. Transport Canada will not allow this. I am aware that this has been done in the past. I have a letter from Chris Heintz dated Oct. 3, 1995 that the STOL CH701 may be operated at an increased gross weight. On Transport Canada's list of eligible ultralights allowed the CH 701 with…
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Added by Debra and Patrick Nesbitt on November 30, 2009 at 7:39pm —
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We've made excellent progress over the past holiday weekend finalizing the drawings and verifying the parts. The wings are done and the center spar section is being verified.
As mentioned earlier, Gus Warren of
FlyWithGus.net has announced that he will be hosting a Zodiac CH 601 XL "
Upgrade Workshop" at his facility in Edgewater, Florida the second weekend in…
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Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 30, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Well since I'm in the same boat as every else, waiting on parts, I went back to the final touches on wiring my panel
Here's my LED Caution and Warning system
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And here's a close up. The Lexan cover is just taped into place to verify alignment of the legend
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You can see a 3 side by side module on the wide shot over the Dynon. I designed and made a PCB to mount the…
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Added by Larry Whitlow on November 29, 2009 at 6:50pm —
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After some tweaking and twitching we have finished the strut fairings and the covers around the atachment points. Came out looking pretty good considering we didn't have a clue when we started. It did appear as though the factory bend on one of the fairings was slightly off and we needed to tweak it into place. Now if only I can get the cowling guy to get in gear and finish it!
We have had some great weather lately and I am missing it!
Added by Phillip Owens on November 28, 2009 at 9:27pm —
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so far i have stripped wing with ease the only problem was removing dual tanks due to plumbing. when installing, is there a specific order of assembly? to prevent additional do-overs your blogs and videos are EXCELLANT i would have more trepidation without them 4 1/2 hours to strip all but solid rivets
Added by Larry Webber on November 28, 2009 at 12:03pm —
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As we've installed the "Upgrade Package" to our Zodiac CH 601 XL we've been using the same
sheet-metal hand tools that are used in building and assembling an aircraft from a standard kit. One needed new tool is a
right angle drill or drill attachment. We have used this extensively with the upgrade package to drill out rivets and to drill in the new parts.
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While a…
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Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 27, 2009 at 3:58pm —
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What are you getting for short field take off and sod short field take off length of run?
Added by Frederick on November 27, 2009 at 8:13am —
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Looking at 6-ZU-3, I am a bit uncertain how far out to double rivets on the front and rear spars. Additionally, would it be a good idea to drill those new rivet holes prior to removing the skin so there would be better positioning and better clean up. Any thoughts?
Added by Karl Polifka on November 26, 2009 at 11:26am —
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Gus Warren of
FlyWithGus.net has announced that he will be hosting a Zodiac CH 601 XL "
Upgrade Workshop" at his facility in Edgewater, Florida the second weekend in December. This is an excellent opportunity for East Coast Zodiac XL builders, owners, and pilots to learn about the new upgrades, and how to…
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Added by Zenith.Aero on November 25, 2009 at 5:30pm —
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As shown previously (in
Part 8), we had
already installed a Wing Root Doubler (6-ZU-1-2) to the front side of the spar root, but as mentioned earlier (
see my Part 13), a new Wing Root Doubler (6-ZU-1) replaces the previous doubler. This new doubler is cut…
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Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 25, 2009 at 5:30pm —
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As most of you know, we're now accepting orders for the Upgrade Package kit. We're not ready to ship the kits just yet, but we're getting everything organized so that we can ship as soon as the kit installation has been verified and documented, and that all the needed parts are in stock. We're prioritizing availability to first ship to those builders who are ready to install the Upgrade Package kit parts. We ask that those of you who are not ready yet to install the upgrade package to let us…
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Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 24, 2009 at 4:39pm —
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Again, I want to
thank Doug and Lori from Quality Sport Planes for organizing and hosting the free "Upgrade Workshop" this past weekend at their facility in Cloverdale, California (shown above). This was an excellent opportunity for Zodiac XL builders, owners, and pilots to learn about new upgrades, and how to install them. For more information, contact Quality Sport Planes at…
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Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 23, 2009 at 5:36pm —
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Does anyone have knowledge of a slider canopy, with roll bar. used on a 601XL ??
Added by david a mcphee on November 21, 2009 at 9:20pm —
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Does anyone have knowledge of a slider canopy, with roll bar. used on a 601XL ??
Added by david a mcphee on November 21, 2009 at 9:20pm —
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Now we install
L-angle stiffeners to the rear bottom wing skins:
![](https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2231337866?profile=original)
This is an easy job with the top rear skin removed. We trim the L-angle piece to length, pre-drill it, and then drill and cleco it into the bottom rear skin:
![](https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2231337965?profile=original)
We'll share the position measurements and exact details with the final drawings. The Upgrade drawings are
nearly finalized (which will allow us to then release and…
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Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 20, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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I have an O235L2C in my 601XL.
It has E-Mag ignitions, an Ellison throttle body, a Warp drive three bladed prop, and a remote oil filter. There nis one electric fuel pump, and one mechanical.
I would like to hear from anyone else that has a similar set up.
I have flown the airplane, but not often. I had it inspected by the FAA for certification about the time that the NTSB sent the letter squaking about the airplane being unsafe. I flew it anyway, but was not comfortable with it.…
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Added by William Campbell on November 20, 2009 at 12:52pm —
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I have an O235L2C in my 601XL.
It has E-Mag ignitions, an Ellison throttle body, a Warp drive three bladed prop, and a remote oil filter. There nis one electric fuel pump, and one mechanical.
I would like to hear from anyone else that has a similar set up.
I have flown the airplane, but not often. I had it inspected by the FAA for certification about the time that the NTSB sent the letter squaking about the airplane being unsafe. I flew it anyway, but was not comfortable with it.…
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Added by William Campbell on November 20, 2009 at 12:52pm —
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Type Engine Installed Lycoming 0235 C1B
E Mag Electonic Ignition, Warp Drive 3 Blade Ground Adjustable Prop.
2 Batteries, 2 Electric Fuel Pumps, Remote Oil Filter
Added by Roger L Vavra on November 20, 2009 at 10:06am —
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Since we have full access to the insides of our wings we decided that this was the perfect time to upgrade to new LED (light emiting diodes) lights. Note that this is not part of the Upgrade Package prescribed in AMD's Safety Alert and the FAA's SAIB - this is just an opportune time to install them (and also allows us to save a few pounds in the process).
This is the original Aeroflash-Signal anti-collision/position light assembly (nav/strobe light) on the left wingtip:…
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Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 19, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Where can I find the plans for the new stile canopy latching system? The one that has a handle on the seat back.
Added by Robert Reinero on November 18, 2009 at 6:46pm —
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