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| Subject: | Just Ordered Empennage Kit !! |
After almost starting on a Zenith 601XL, I decided to build an S-19. I met Tracy
Standish and Randy Schlitter at Sun-n-Fun and saw the first production airplane.
What swayed my decision? As an engineer, I liked many of the finishing
touches on the S-19. The horizontal stabilizer is much more "precise" in its
mounting. I liked the rod/tube controls (vs. all cables in the 601XL). I particularly
liked the sliding canopy and the way that it was engineered. I liked
the safety features that are designed into the S-19. I have also been concerned
about the recent 601XL crashes that some say were allegedly caused by in-flight
structural failure of the wings (to be fair, the final reports are not
all in). On the flip side, the S-19 is a brand new design with only one airplane
flying (there are many hundreds of the Zenith 601XL flying)... So I decided
to take the risk with the S-19... I'm looking forward to receiving the Empennage
Kit and getting started. The factory quoted about 6-8 weeks delivery,
less than what they were quoting at Sun-n-Fun....
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Awaiting delivery of RANS S-19 Empennage Kit
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