---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/14/08: 14 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:01 AM - Re: William Wynne article on the CH 601XL (Ian McClelland) 2. 06:04 AM - Re: Flap Actuator microswitch question (Jaybannist@cs.com) 3. 07:28 AM - Re: Zenith 601HD parts (Tim Perkins) 4. 07:37 AM - Re: Zenith 601HD parts (Tim Perkins) 5. 09:46 AM - Re: Gauging Material thickness (leinad) 6. 10:47 AM - flying notes on 601 xl today. (Juan Vega) 7. 10:53 AM - Re: Re: Gauging Material thickness (Al Hays) 8. 11:10 AM - Business trip in the 601. (Juan Vega) 9. 12:59 PM - Re: Business trip in the 601. (kmccune) 10. 06:01 PM - Fw: Nose gear bungee (Bill Naumuk) 11. 07:03 PM - Re: Proud owner pictures (leinad) 12. 07:33 PM - Re: Business trip in the 601. (Ron Lendon) 13. 08:57 PM - Re: Business trip in the 601. (GLJSOJ1) 14. 09:00 PM - Re: Flap Actuator microswitch question (GLJSOJ1) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:01:26 AM PST US From: Ian McClelland Subject: Re: Zenith-List: William Wynne article on the CH 601XL There is a better and well balanced article in the March/April issue of Zenair News. It has less of the self puffery than Williams article Ian McClelland 601xl Fueslage 70% complete Checked by AVG. 7:25 p.m. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:04:38 AM PST US From: Jaybannist@cs.com Subject: RE: Zenith-List: Flap Actuator microswitch question Larry, I recently had to replace one of these and I got it from ZAC ($118!). I had a technical question, so I talked with Bob Green at APPH Wichita, Inc., phone 316-295-2502. They are the manufacturers. Jay in Dallas LHusky@aol.com wrote: > >One of the micro switches on my flap actuator needs replaced. It is not >working at all. The insides rattle when you shake it. It has a part number of >VL3-3. It comes up as a Honeywell part, but I can not find one for the life >of me. Anyone had to buy one and where did you get it. Everything I find >says that it is an "obsolete" item. > >Larry Husky >Madras, Oregon > > > >**************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best >2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:28:15 AM PST US From: "Tim Perkins" Subject: RE: Zenith-List: Zenith 601HD parts Hi Roger, Sorry I was so incomprehensible on the phone last night. Had been sleeping for about 30 minutes when you called. There is one guy looking at the whole plane, so you are 2nd in line for the radio/tray, T&B, VCC, sunshade and eyeball vents. Other guy has to let me know by Monday morning. He's from Texas, so probably a long-shot on his taking it.but he asked first. Long line of people wanting the engine. Probably looking at $200 for radio/tray (worked great) Turn & Bank $50 (older model, but runs well) VCC $50 Sunshade $50 (a little faded from sun, but still a necessity for 601 drivers) Eyeball vents (these are very nice metal vents) $75 Tim Perkins From: owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Roger Pritchard Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:34 AM Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Zenith 601HD parts Tim, I am interested in the ICOM A2000 radio/tray, the Turn & Bank, Vertical Card Compass, Eyeball Vents, and the Koger Sunshade. Please call me in N.H. at 603-496-7542 or e mail me with prices. Thank you, Roger ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:07 AM PST US From: "Tim Perkins" Subject: RE: Zenith-List: Zenith 601HD parts Sorry about that..I simply replied and didn't notice it was going to the list. What I have learned in the 24 hrs since posting this on Barnstormers is that used Rotax 912 engines are in pretty high demand. Do not archive. Tim Perkins From: owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tim Perkins Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:25 AM Subject: RE: Zenith-List: Zenith 601HD parts Hi Roger, Sorry I was so incomprehensible on the phone last night. Had been sleeping for about 30 minutes when you called. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:46:39 AM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Gauging Material thickness From: "leinad" I have a warning about getting a cheapo dial caliper from Harbor Freight or Enco.. I bought one (I think it was from Enco) and it measures in hundredths, not thousandths of an inch. What a piece of junk! The brand was General. Personally I like the digital ones. Dan Dempsey -------- Scratch building XL with Corvair Engine Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=187879#187879 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:47:00 AM PST US From: Juan Vega Subject: Zenith-List: flying notes on 601 xl today. Flew 4 kids for the young eagles program today. Took the time to make some observations. Trim- with two people, plane trims out neutral on aileron trim. On final- trim plane at 1700 rpm, 80 mph, 20 degrees flaps, yeilds 400 ft/min decent. like clockwork. over the numbers with full flaps make it 1200 rpm, and 65 mph. Greatday over all. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 10:53:11 AM PST US From: Al Hays Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Gauging Material thickness After first posting the question I had to make a trip into town before seeing any responses. Stopped at an Ace hardware coming back and picked up a cheap 6" dial caliper. It apparently was the right choice according to most recommendations. It does what I need it for well enough, though it is cheaply made. It is also a General brand but measures in thousands (though maybe only accurate to hundreds). I also liked the disc style sheet and wire gage Raymond recommended and will probably get one. I should have had one of these tools years ago when doing electrical, plumbing and even carpentry. I intend to invest in a higher quality dial or digital caliper for more exacting jobs. Thanks to all the listers who posted suggestions and their own experiences. All good advice. Al Hays N5892H and N701GH reserved Do not archive On Jun 14, 2008, at 12:43 PM, leinad wrote: > > I have a warning about getting a cheapo dial caliper from Harbor > Freight or Enco.. I bought one (I think it was from Enco) and it > measures in hundredths, not thousandths of an inch. What a piece > of junk! The brand was General. > Personally I like the digital ones. > Dan Dempsey > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:10:26 AM PST US From: Juan Vega Subject: Zenith-List: Business trip in the 601. fellow builder dudes; Flew the 601 on a 500 mile business trip, hitting various locations to visi t clients. First leg was St. Petersburg to Opalocka airport, to visit my dad's factory and help some inner city kids build a 601 project through Ba rington Irvings' program at George T. Baker in Miami INternational. cruise d at 7500 ft at 140mph TAS. burning 4.5 gal per hour. Next day due to afternoon showers, got up early and flew at 1500 over the b eaches to visit a client in Melbourne. Melbourne is home of the Joint Star s program. and the airport just won the Embraer 145 essembly contract. Aft er breakfast in the airprot I took off to the north and was handed off to P atrick AFB, to go to KTIX(titusville NASA). You could see the rockets on t he launch pads to the east and flew at 105 mph to TIX to visit a great avia tion museum they have on the north side of the field. Took a great tour of their Grumman Avenger they are rebuilding and an A-6 Intruder. Next stop Orlando International airport. Before departing TIX, i received departure instructions and a squak code on the transponder. Cleared for a west bound departure and handed off the Orlando control, a settled in at 3 000 ft. (500 below the clouds) at 110 Knots. I was cleared into Class B an d instructed to overfly airfield at 3000 ft and enter right down wind for r unway 18R on the Macguire AFB side of Orlando INTl. After crossing overt f ield and began a 1000pm decent. "427JV you are cleared to land, number tw o behind the 747. entering base, i watched to where the 747 touched down an d aimed for 1000 feet past him to avert the heavy vortex it generates. I l anded and switched to ground on .8. tied down and took a shower at Galaxy Aviation. Needless to say everyone came out to check out the home built t hat just landed and parked next to a private 737. Got to love it. Put on m y suite and tie and got a ride to the Hyatt for a round of meetings with cl ients and state legislators to discuss Florida's wonderfull Insurance envir onment(wink, wink). dinner was up at 8-45pm, and took off home infront of a 757 and behind a 767. Night5 flying in a 601 is needless to say, the Bes t. flew home from Orlando to KSPG in 35 minutes. A great general aviation trip burning less gas than traveling in a car. An d I was able to hit more locations on a given day. Who said LSA planes wer e for just around the patch! From a work stand point you cannot beat 5 gal lons per hour in this high fuel cost environment. Juan Vega 601xl, 3300. ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 12:59:58 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Business trip in the 601. From: "kmccune" 8) -------- Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=187897#187897 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 06:01:52 PM PST US From: "Bill Naumuk" Subject: Zenith-List: Fw: Nose gear bungee ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Naumuk Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:56 PM Subject: Nose gear bungee All- For once the archives came through! Just set my nosegear bungee using a 1/2" socket extension bar in about 2 seconds. Can you tell I'm a happy camper?? do not archive Bill Naumuk Townville, Pa. HDS Systems/Corvair 90% ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 07:03:08 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Proud owner pictures From: "leinad" Jay, I'm happy for you! The plane looks great inside and out. AMD did an outstanding job. Dan Dempsey do not archive -------- Scratch building XL with Corvair Engine Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=187929#187929 ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 07:33:08 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Business trip in the 601. From: "Ron Lendon" Great story Juan. Now I'm starting to think again. -------- Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI Corvair Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-) http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=187932#187932 ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 08:57:04 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Business trip in the 601. From: "GLJSOJ1" WHAT, NO PHOTO OF YOU BIRD NEXT TO THE BIG JET????? WONDERFUL TRIP. THANKS FOR SHARING IT. -------- 601XL N676L reserved ALMOST DONE CHESAPEAKE VA Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=187942#187942 ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 09:00:58 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Flap Actuator microswitch question From: "GLJSOJ1" I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND ZENITH SELLS THE SWITCHES FOR ABOUT $60.00. THEY WERE OUT SO THEY DIRECTED ME TO WAG AREO AND I PAID ABOUT $3.00 FOR THE SAME BASIC SWITCH http://www.wagaero.com/ -------- 601XL N676L reserved ALMOST DONE CHESAPEAKE VA Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=187944#187944 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.