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Weight & Balance 417SX

First I want to start by saying some stuff was missing. One set of seats and wing root fairings. I made my seats and the wing root fairings will be Carbon Fiber, maybe 10 pounds total. From the beginning I concentrated on building light. No wheel pants. Jabiru 3300 with a custom FWF. Grove gear. Wood propeller.



Second, I had Arnie the A&P at U76 use his certified scales.



Empty weight: 686 pounds

Left wheel: 231 pounds

Right wheel: 219 pounds

Nose wheel: 236… Continue

Added by Jake Reyna on April 21, 2010 at 6:00pm — 8 Comments

701 experience in NJ or eastern PA

Hello all,
I'm looking for someone in my area that can help me transision into my new 701, Just got it here and wings are hung, and I need to get my annual done. Then I would like to fly with someone familiar with the 701 to give me a little heads up. Anyone in the central/south New Jersey available to drop into NJ46 (PearlAcres) Apt.?

Thanks,
Tom G.

Added by Tom Genereux on April 21, 2010 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Update - Airworthiness

I plan on completing the discrepancy list by Wednesday and then head back to Astoria. Talked to the DAR, Jim Gilchrist, yesterday to verify the timeline once I had submitted the Notarized statement addressing the list. He's out of town until May 1 and will send out the Airworthiness as soon as he receives the paperwork. So, I'll be legal soon thereafter, yahoo!



Last item on the list will be Weight & Balance. I'm going to have the local A&P use his scales. I've tried to build as… Continue

Added by Jake Reyna on April 20, 2010 at 8:07am — 9 Comments

First Flight

Hi Guys,

A good day today, my 601XL completed its first…

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Added by Peter Johnson on April 16, 2010 at 3:20am — 7 Comments

Finishing the cowl

Monday installed the oil dipstick door and did the layup for the box that will hold the wires that lead to the oil pan heater and the battery maintainer, This box will be fiberglassed on the inside of the lower cowl on the right side of the airplane and an access door will be installed also. It appearswe will need to add some rubber gasketing around the base of the cowl for a better fit of the camlocks. Then it is on to finishing the air intakes and baffles to direct the airflow into the intake… Continue

Added by Phillip Owens on April 15, 2010 at 4:49pm — No Comments

Sun 'N Fun

Hello from Sun 'n Fun 2010! Who else is down here besides me?

Everyone at home can follow this year's activities on the internet. Sun 'N Fun Radio is being streamed live at:

http://liveatc.net/snf

as are Lakeland tower north, and Lakeland tower south.


Added by Jim Belcher on April 14, 2010 at 4:55pm — 3 Comments

RE: N4882 flying again

I had 19.8 hrs on it. I talked with the Seattle FSDO and they said because I had not yet completed my 1st 40 hrs, they would not need to add additional testing time. I worked about 20 hrs per week for 4 months, but I did all the work alone. Keep plugging along!

Added by Louis Gallego on April 13, 2010 at 10:57am — 1 Comment

N4882 Flys Again!

I have completed two test flights, 0.5 hrs and 1.0 hrs, and it flys perfect, um, just like it did before the upgrade. Still adjusting the alerion trim to get it to fly hands off. Off to re-start my ASI calibrations. It's nice to be back in the air again!

Added by Louis Gallego on April 13, 2010 at 12:14am — 2 Comments

Natfly 2010 at Temora Australia

Hi Everyone



Natfly 2010 at Temora Australia was a great event.



Natfly is the National Fly-in for Recreational Aircraft of Australia (RA Aus) the body that governs aircraft up to 600 Kg in Australia



The change of venue went very well and there is a lot more space for everyone.



Zenair Australia had a site with three 601 XLs on display, they were Peter Franke, Geoff Moore and Allan Barton.



Demo flights where had by builders and people interested in… Continue

Added by Allan / Zenair Australia on April 12, 2010 at 11:05pm — No Comments

The Best Flight of My Life...

Today is the 11th April 2010 - more than 20 years since that first infectious flight in a C150 at Sywell Aerodrome in the UK. I have flown more than 40 types, over cities, countryside, desert, lakes, sea, mountains, forests, rain forests and low level over more hostile terrain than I care to think about. But today was special.




CH701 9G-ZAF, or Alpha Foxtrot was built for the Medicine on the Move flying doctors and nurses project, and she is beautifully…
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Added by Jonathan Porter on April 11, 2010 at 10:44am — 5 Comments

Getting Real close to flying

Well here we are, spring is upon us and we are making progress, the cowling is back from the fiberglass shop and we have fit and installed the camlocks, some we will need to change to a smaller stud, I goofed on the measurement before ordering. left to do now are the two door openings, one for the oil dipstick and the other for the oil pan heater and battery maintainer. flush out and finish the air intakes and the cowl is complete. Have the latest update from Dynon to install, but that is…

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Added by Phillip Owens on April 9, 2010 at 5:55pm — No Comments

Quality sport planes open house.

Its spring time and our open house is coming up on May 8th. We would like to invite all who can fit this into there schedule to attend. This year it will be on May 8th there will be a BBQ put on by the Cloverdale pilots association and the city of Cloverdale. We will have a few Zenith kits being worked on here and a 801 that is powered by a 6cyl subaru, Chris Desmond (STOL ADVENTRUES) well be here with his new 701 stol and we will have Stephen Smith with his cross county (everywhere) 601 XL.…

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Added by Doug Dugger on April 9, 2010 at 10:42am — 1 Comment

750 or 701? Well, both!!

We have been testing and our CH750 with the 97hp UL260i. Flight testing is going well and should be done for our trip to Sun n Fun.

Doing our best to keep it light it has minimal interior, EFIS, Comm, and Xpnder, along with the 159 lb UL260i engine. Empty weight came in at 701.5 lbs, on digital scales, weighed twice. The firewall forward kit is currently available for any of the ULPower engines, 97, 107, 118 and 130hp.…

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Added by Gus Warren on April 8, 2010 at 10:00am — 6 Comments

Newsletter #177 (March-April) & DVD being mailed now!

The new issue of the Zenair Newsletter is now being mailed to subscribers around the world. This issue has something for every Zenith owner - including new CH750 completion reports. In addition to the hard copy newsletter, a DVD is included providing an hour of video depicting builders just like you with their Zenith aircraft. (If you don't receive the newsletter & DVD, click…

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Added by Zenair News on April 4, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

6-zu-1-1 rivet spacing

^6-zu-1-1 rivet spacing after adding the new piece. I thought I saw something about doubling the rivets out to rib 4. The plans don't indicate that.

Added by David Lautenschlager on April 3, 2010 at 12:07pm — 4 Comments

Start of a long road...

I bought my aluminium and steel from Performance Metals (NSW) around a year ago, March 2009. Very impressed with the service from Performance Metals - they delivered quickly, the sheets were very well packed, and the Chupa Chups hidden in the package were a pleasant surprise!


After picking up the package from the Hobart docks, I built a set of 5 racks topped with a worktop. The logistics of building racks to hold 12' x 4' sheets, and being able to access them, was…
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Added by Marty de la Motte on March 31, 2010 at 6:26am — No Comments

Aircraft Insurance

I just got the bill for my 701 insurance. I thought would be interesting to compare rates with other's.

I'm from Canada and my 701 is registered as a Advance Ultralight. My deductible is $1500. My Insurance consists of All Risk Flight & Ground, Hull Value $50,000. 3rd Party Liability Coverage $1,000,000. Passenger Coverage $300,000. My Annual Fee is $2400. This cover my wife also who is a student pilot and will be taking lesson on our 701…

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Added by Debra and Patrick Nesbitt on March 30, 2010 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

Upgrade Complete N663F flys again

I finished the upgrade today and logged a .5 flying. I received the kit the middle of Feb so it took 6 weeks to get it together.

Plane flew fine. I need to look at the rudder rigging as it took more effort to keep the ball centered then before. Other then that, it flew like it did before the upgrade.

Floyd Wilkes

601XL N663F flying again!!

Added by Floyd Wilkes on March 29, 2010 at 6:45pm — 3 Comments

Corvair Engine Prints

These files are scans of the original Corvair Engine prints and converted to PDF format. The links go to google docs and are downloadable there.

Enjoy,



Description Filename

Gear Crankshaft Dated 7-22-58 6256600…

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Added by Ron Lendon on March 27, 2010 at 9:24pm — 2 Comments

Upgrade Complete, N554SG Flies!

Well my 601XL upgrade is now complete. The post-upgrade test flight occurred yesterday, March 23, and things went great. The sun was going down so I went up for three quick touch and go’s. The first thing I noticed was no oil can popping noises any more. I only got to 100 MPH so it will be interesting to see if they are gone at high speed also. In my short flight I did not notice any changes…

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Added by David Gallagher on March 24, 2010 at 6:53am — 11 Comments

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