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1. 08:31 AM - Boy, what a difference a chuck of wood makes. (Gig Giacona)
2. 10:07 AM - Re: Flying the 650 (Darrell Haas)
3. 05:45 PM - Re: Boy, what a difference a chuck of wood makes. (Carlos Sa)
4. 06:16 PM - Pictures of Open Hangar Day Fly-in (Jon Croke)
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| Subject: | Boy, what a difference a chuck of wood makes. |
Who'd have thought a chunk of wood would make a pile of aluminum look like an airplane.
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W.R. "Gig" Giacona
601XL Under Construction
See my progress at www.peoamerica.net/N601WR
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| Subject: | Re: Flying the 650 |
I hope you don't mind me asking who is your insurance with?
Thank you,
Darrell Haas
601 XL
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Jeff <jeffrey_davidson@earthlink.net>wrote
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> Time to start taxi tests is coming up quickly for me. I talked to my
> insurance agent about changing from non-movement insurance to flight
> insurance. I have a little over 8 hours in the first SLSA 601XL, but tha
t
> was back in 2006. The insurance company wanted me to get some more recen
t
> experience in a Zodiac. I live in Northern Virginia. Ron Steele found
> Forsyth Aviation in Gaithersburg Maryland for me. The owner is Younis
> Forsyth, a long time local CFII. He sold his Bonanza for the 650! His i
s
> the same airplane that was on display at Oshkosh this year. It is equipp
ed
> so that he can do Sport Pilot, Primary, and Instrument training in it. I
t
> has both steam gauges and the latest in electronic equipment including a
> Garmin 530, 330 transponder, SL30 NAV/COM, Dynon EMS, and Aspen Avionics
> EFIS. It does not have an ADF. It is a 650 so it has the new canopy and
> rudder. The rollover protection is a clear improvement. Other than that
,
> it looks to me like a 601. It clearly is a Zodiac. On the walk around,
> however, I couldn't resist telling Younis every detail that differed from
my
> 601-HD. This Zodiac has the gascolator hanging out the bottom, but AMD
> built a cage around it. The plane is meant to fit a lot of people. At 5
-7
> reaching the center throttle was a bit far for me. It has dual sticks an
d
> dual throttles, one on the left side and one in the middle. With the
> Continental in it, it has a mixture control.
>
>
> Younis and I agreed to fly without using the flaps to simulate my HD
> model. I was comfortable in the plane after about the first 20 minutes.
My
> only concern was that I couldn't see over the cowling. Younis said
> something about getting a booster seat for those of us less than 6 feet
> tall! That will help. Care is also required getting in and out. The kn
obs
> on the Aspen are easy to hit with your foot. Flying characteristics
> couldn't be more docile. There was no hard break in either stall. The
> power-on stall resulted in an attitude so steep that no one could do that
> unintentionally. It felt like the airplane was vertical. I made mostly
> acceptable take-offs and landings. The pitch control is very sensitive.
> Younis showed me how to rest my elbow on the upper longeron for stability
.
> Control movements were done with the wrist, not the arm. I didn't break
> anything and the plane is there if you need Zodiac time. Younis is a gre
at
> instructor and I enjoyed my time with him immensely. I now have the flig
ht
> time to make my insurance company happy.
>
>
> Younis offers an introductory flight for a reasonable cost. His normal
> fees are on the web site as well as pictures of the plane. His URL is:
> http://www.forsythaviation.us/ I would recommend that others in the
> Mid-Atlantic area consider going to Forsyth for the Zodiac training they
> need.
>
>
> Jeff Davidson
>
> CH601-HD/3300A
>
> Almost there =85.
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>
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| Subject: | Re: Boy, what a difference a chuck of wood makes. |
Well, Gig, you must admit it is a most handsome chunk of wood, isn't it...
Carlos
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2008/9/22 Gig Giacona <wrgiacona@gmail.com>
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> Who'd have thought a chunk of wood would make a pile of aluminum look like
> an airplane.
>
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> W.R. "Gig" Giacona
> 601XL Under Construction
> See my progress at www.peoamerica.net/N601WR
>
>
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| Subject: | Pictures of Open Hangar Day Fly-in |
Pictures from this weekend's Open Hangar Day Fly-in at the factory are
posted at www.zenair.org (free area)
It was fun, good turnout, and nice to meet so many! Got to see the new
Jabiru 2200 701 fly...... its real - and it performs! (some of you knew
that already!)
Jon
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