November 2015 Blog Posts (6)

Phil Smith posted his Steel Bungee report on the CH-701

Phil Smith has posted his Steel Bungee report on his CH-701

Added by Jan Eggenfellner on November 28, 2015 at 8:32am — 1 Comment

More progress!

Been hard at work on things. Fine tuned the bending brake, been shooting video of my progress along with Tips & Tricks. Got a lot of channels bent up and many other parts. Check out & Subscribe to by blog at http://gregsplane.blogspot.com for regular updates & videos if you like. I'll keep posting certain milestones here though!

Added by Greg Harris on November 25, 2015 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Travels of N601WF

With two more big trips accomplished this year I compiled some simple statistics for my flights in my 601XLB. Some numbers are approximate.

8 years and 5 months of operation
760 flights
161,700 statue miles
1,800 hours
6,840 gallons of fuel
23.6 statue miles per gallon (average)
90 statue miles per hour (average)
3 countries operated in
19,800 max altitude reached

Its been a great…

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Added by Stephen R. Smith on November 16, 2015 at 9:00am — 17 Comments

Phase one complete! Although my DAR assigned a large area-60nm radius- it will be nice to move long. No problems at all, no tweeking except prop pitch. Very happy with N364DC, plans built, o235, no s…

Phase one complete! Although my DAR assigned a large area-60nm radius- it will be nice to move long. No problems at all, no tweeking except prop pitch. Very happy with N364DC, plans built, o235, no slats.

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Added by Del Clowes on November 5, 2015 at 6:44pm — 7 Comments

What wing tip lights to use

I have to buy a set of wingtip lights for my new 601HD wings.
LED for sure but what style?
Any suggestions. What not to buy?

Thanks
Ray

Added by Ray Toews on November 4, 2015 at 3:37pm — 2 Comments

Filler Neck Trim Ring

Used a simple plumbing gasket for a trim ring on the filler neck. Almost embarrassing to have something look this good for $2.00

Added by John Burns on November 4, 2015 at 5:17am — 4 Comments

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