---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 12/04/08: 18 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:12 AM - Re: Re: ch701 Plans (ZodieRocket) 2. 07:15 AM - Re: Re: ch701 Plans (Dirk Zahtilla) 3. 07:22 AM - Re: No Title (Gig Giacona) 4. 08:22 AM - Re: ch701 Plans (gotosteven) 5. 11:23 AM - Re: Fuel sending units (countzero) 6. 11:42 AM - Re: Re: Fuel sending units (steve) 7. 12:09 PM - Re: Re: Fuel sending units (Ashley) 8. 12:46 PM - Re: Fuel sending units (countzero) 9. 02:41 PM - Re: Re: Fuel sending units (steve) 10. 04:24 PM - Re: Re: Fuel sending units (Juan Vega) 11. 04:24 PM - Re: Re: Fuel sending units (Juan Vega) 12. 05:28 PM - Re: First Flight - Canopy for sale (leinad) 13. 05:59 PM - Re: Re: First Flight - Canopy for sale (Juan Vega) 14. 06:33 PM - Re: First Flight - Canopy for sale (sdthatcher) 15. 06:44 PM - Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers (sdthatcher) 16. 07:54 PM - Re: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers (Southern Reflections) 17. 08:04 PM - Re: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers (Southern Reflections) 18. 09:03 PM - Re: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers (Craig Payne) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:12:24 AM PST US From: "ZodieRocket" Subject: RE: Zenith-List: Re: ch701 Plans Steven, call Golden Triangle specialty metals in Cambridge, they are the cheapest around for 6061 T6 Golden Triangle Specialty Metals ( 519) 623-5500; 471 Dundas St, Cambridge, ON, N1R5R6. Mark Townsend Can-Zac Aviation Ltd. 519-590-7601 www.canzac.ca Canadian Dealer for Zenith Aircraft Kits, Zenair Designs. -----Original Message----- From: owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of gotosteven Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:06 PM Subject: Zenith-List: Re: ch701 Plans well thanks to someone i got full set of plans and have decided to order 6061 t6 alluminum so far i am lookin for prices ranges i have found locally 180 for 8 by 12 sheet is this a good price ?? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217523#217523 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:15:42 AM PST US From: "Dirk Zahtilla" Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: ch701 Plans Steven, When you said $180 I don't think everyone noticed you said it was an 8x12 sheet as we are used to getting 4x12 size so that was $90 for a 4x12 also I don't know if you said that was Canadian dollars in which case it is a very good price even for .025" material (you didn't specify thickness. Also as others said watch for someone selling their plans on ebay or barnstormers since some people are wanting to go to the new 750 design. Hang in there, you can do this, and with care and patience you can do it cheap too! Dirk ----- Original Message ----- From: "gotosteven" Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:08 PM Subject: Zenith-List: Re: ch701 Plans > > looks like the plans i got are bogus no serial # oh well :( :( worth > a try i guess i try an fab somthing up i have the control system schmatic > so i guess ill be good to go > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217574#217574 > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:22:35 AM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: No Title From: "Gig Giacona" Steve, I'll look through the plans this weekend. Look here Saturday evening. notsew_evets(at)frontiern wrote: > Gig > > Thanks for the pictures. I tried to email you but it came back as a bad address. > I wanted to ask about your wing top mounted gas sender. > Would you please give me the measurements on where I should cut into my wing skin .... > > Thanks > Steve W > -------- W.R. "Gig" Giacona 601XL Under Construction See my progress at www.peoamerica.net/N601WR Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217607#217607 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:22:32 AM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: ch701 Plans From: "gotosteven" well it is canadian dollers and it is 4x12 sheets but i have to buy at least 2 or they wont order any he has come with much cheaper prices for 032 and 040 its just the .025 is much more expensive ?? wow Cambridge is much better prices thanks again 263.69 for 3 1/2 4x12 sheets of 0.025 canadian 1 sheet of 0.032 88.47 1 sheet of 0.040 110.59 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217622#217622 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:23:12 AM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units From: "countzero" Is there anything that could be done to make the re-install of the side mount fuel senders easier? It looks like it's possible to do it through the fingerscreen access panel on the bottom of the LE skin, but I haven't got to the stage of installing my senders yet. Why was the re-install such a killer? Rob Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217644#217644 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:42:55 AM PST US From: "steve" Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units You are to install/remove the sender thru the lighting hole in the nose rib.. Try it and good luck...... SW ----- Original Message ----- From: "countzero" Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:22 PM Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > Is there anything that could be done to make the re-install of the side > mount fuel senders easier? > > It looks like it's possible to do it through the fingerscreen access panel > on the bottom of the LE skin, but I haven't got to the stage of installing > my senders yet. Why was the re-install such a killer? > > Rob > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217644#217644 > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 12:09:17 PM PST US From: "Ashley" Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units Actually, my seal leaked and I had to remove the sender to re-seal it. It was a bit of a pain but not really that hard to do. Floyd Wilkes 601XL O-200 ----- Original Message ----- From: "steve" Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > You are to install/remove the sender thru the lighting hole in the nose > rib.. > > Try it and good luck...... > > SW > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "countzero" > To: > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:22 PM > Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > >> >> Is there anything that could be done to make the re-install of the side >> mount fuel senders easier? >> >> It looks like it's possible to do it through the fingerscreen access >> panel on the bottom of the LE skin, but I haven't got to the stage of >> installing my senders yet. Why was the re-install such a killer? >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217644#217644 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 12:46:00 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units From: "countzero" thanks SW it looks like I'm going to need it. Do you know what caused the seal to leak? what did did you re-seal it with? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217650#217650 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 02:41:30 PM PST US From: "steve" Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units My seal doesnt leak... Thats good. My sending unit doesnt work, thats bad.... If I must remove the darn thing I m going to move it to the upper skin where it would be easy to install.... Steve W ----- Original Message ----- From: "countzero" Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > thanks SW it looks like I'm going to need it. > > Do you know what caused the seal to leak? what did did you re-seal it > with? > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217650#217650 > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 04:24:18 PM PST US From: Juan Vega Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units before you remove, check the senders' negative or (grounding). mine did not work until I realied the groupnging sucked, redid and voila! JUan -----Original Message----- >From: steve >Sent: Dec 4, 2008 5:40 PM >To: zenith-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > >My seal doesnt leak... Thats good. My sending unit doesnt work, thats >bad.... >If I must remove the darn thing I m going to move it to the upper skin where >it would be easy to install.... >Steve W >----- Original Message ----- >From: "countzero" >To: >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:45 PM >Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > >> >> thanks SW it looks like I'm going to need it. >> >> Do you know what caused the seal to leak? what did did you re-seal it >> with? >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217650#217650 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 04:24:18 PM PST US From: Juan Vega Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units before you remove, check the senders' negative or (grounding). mine did not work until I realied the groupnging sucked, redid and voila! JUan -----Original Message----- >From: steve >Sent: Dec 4, 2008 5:40 PM >To: zenith-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > >My seal doesnt leak... Thats good. My sending unit doesnt work, thats >bad.... >If I must remove the darn thing I m going to move it to the upper skin where >it would be easy to install.... >Steve W >----- Original Message ----- >From: "countzero" >To: >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:45 PM >Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Fuel sending units > > >> >> thanks SW it looks like I'm going to need it. >> >> Do you know what caused the seal to leak? what did did you re-seal it >> with? >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217650#217650 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 05:28:02 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: First Flight - Canopy for sale From: "leinad" Ray, congratulations on getting your plane finished. Dan Dempsey (do not archive) plans building 601xl/corvair Ray Griffith wrote: > I have be a subscriber for 2 years and have learned a lot from you all. This is my first posting. My 601XL kit was delivered Nov. 1 2006 and it made it's first flight Nov. 17. Gus finished the Corvair FWF install and flew the plane on the 17th. My plane was converted to the new 650 canopy (with a change in the split seal) and the 650 rudder. The plane is regestered as a 601XL. The canopy conversion was done with Jon Croke and Gus in the DVD from homebuilthelp.com (I am also in the video). So I have a 601 canopy kit complete with a Todds canopy, upgraded struts, for sale. > > The plane is being painted and a 5th bearing being installed this week. I hope by Christmas the complete plane will be posted at www.flywithgus.com. If you are interested in the canopy please email gus@flywithgus.com. Also note this is the nice Todd canopy that he can't make or sale any more because of his agreement with Zenith (he makes the new 650 canopys). Gus says also to note the phone number on his site has changed. > > Ray Griffith > 601XL/Corvair > or a 651XL -------- Scratch building XL with Corvair Engine Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217690#217690 ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 05:59:04 PM PST US From: Juan Vega Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: First Flight - Canopy for sale ray are you based in Florida? want to meet up for a zodiac breakfast flyin on a saterday? Juan -----Original Message----- >From: leinad >Sent: Dec 4, 2008 8:27 PM >To: zenith-list@matronics.com >Subject: Zenith-List: Re: First Flight - Canopy for sale > > >Ray, >congratulations on getting your plane finished. >Dan Dempsey (do not archive) >plans building 601xl/corvair > > >Ray Griffith wrote: >> I have be a subscriber for 2 years and have learned a lot from you all. This is my first posting. My 601XL kit was delivered Nov. 1 2006 and it made it's first flight Nov. 17. Gus finished the Corvair FWF install and flew the plane on the 17th. My plane was converted to the new 650 canopy (with a change in the split seal) and the 650 rudder. The plane is regestered as a 601XL. The canopy conversion was done with Jon Croke and Gus in the DVD from homebuilthelp.com (I am also in the video). So I have a 601 canopy kit complete with a Todds canopy, upgraded struts, for sale. >> >> The plane is being painted and a 5th bearing being installed this week. I hope by Christmas the complete plane will be posted at www.flywithgus.com. If you are interested in the canopy please email gus@flywithgus.com. Also note this is the nice Todd canopy that he can't make or sale any more because of his agreement with Zenith (he makes the new 650 canopys). Gus says also to note the phone number on his site has changed. >> >> Ray Griffith >> 601XL/Corvair >> or a 651XL > > >-------- >Scratch building XL with Corvair Engine > > >Read this topic online here: > >http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217690#217690 > > ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 06:33:37 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: First Flight - Canopy for sale From: "sdthatcher" Congratulations Ray! I too had Gus perform the first flight and after watching his pre-flight video in the Zenair newsletter, there would have been a lot of things I might have missed had he not been there. The 650 looks great and if I weren't done and too tired to make the changes, I might be tempted to make the switch. By the way Gus... just a short note to say thanks for putting a really superb pre-flight video together. The checks on the rudder bearings and other items made me change my POH and check-list. Again Congratulations. -------- Scott Thatcher, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 601XL with Corvair, Registered as E-LSA N601EL, EAA203 25 hours and climbing. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217702#217702 ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 06:44:42 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers From: "sdthatcher" Hi Scott. I just watched your video that came with the Zenair Newsletter and really enjoyed it. In addition to watching how the AOA worked during Take-off and in flight, the scan of your instruments prove that I may still have the wrong pitch for cruise flight (you were at 3000 and I usually am at 2800). The really neat fuel covers were great. I'm not in a position to actually install them since my fuel caps are flush with the wing however there did not appear to be any fasteners used to attach the slider to the wing. So how did you do that? By the way, my wife and I were near Minneapolis a few years ago and asked someone at a gas station where Lake Wobegon was. The attendent just started laughing and eventually told us... so when listening, never try to fly from Nebraska to lake Wobegon :-). do not archive -------- Scott Thatcher, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 601XL with Corvair, Registered as E-LSA N601EL, EAA203 25 hours and climbing. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217703#217703 ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 07:54:09 PM PST US From: "Southern Reflections" Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers ----- Original Message ----- From: "sdthatcher" Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:44 PM Subject: Zenith-List: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers > > Hi Scott. I just watched your video that came with the Zenair Newsletter > and really enjoyed it. In addition to watching how the AOA worked during > Take-off and in flight, the scan of your instruments prove that I may > still have the wrong pitch for cruise flight (you were at 3000 and I > usually am at 2800). The really neat fuel covers were great. I'm not in a > position to actually install them since my fuel caps are flush with the > wing however there did not appear to be any fasteners used to attach the > slider to the wing. So how did you do that? > > By the way, my wife and I were near Minneapolis a few years ago and asked > someone at a gas station where Lake Wobegon was. The attendent just > started laughing and eventually told us... so when listening, never try to > fly from Nebraska to lake Wobegon :-). > > do not archive > > -------- > Scott Thatcher, Palm Beach Gardens, FL > 601XL with Corvair, Registered as E-LSA > N601EL, EAA203 25 hours and climbing. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217703#217703 > > > ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 08:04:19 PM PST US From: "Southern Reflections" Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers Scott, if you want to make flush fuel couvers all you do is cut some alum sheet and slip it in between the cap and wing skin it make's for a flush look and it also help's to keep rain out of the tank and wing. Ill send pict of mine. Had to do it last year when I was tied down out side It work's great and look's good . Joe N101HD ----- Original Message ----- From: "sdthatcher" Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:44 PM Subject: Zenith-List: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers > > Hi Scott. I just watched your video that came with the Zenair Newsletter > and really enjoyed it. In addition to watching how the AOA worked during > Take-off and in flight, the scan of your instruments prove that I may > still have the wrong pitch for cruise flight (you were at 3000 and I > usually am at 2800). The really neat fuel covers were great. I'm not in a > position to actually install them since my fuel caps are flush with the > wing however there did not appear to be any fasteners used to attach the > slider to the wing. So how did you do that? > > By the way, my wife and I were near Minneapolis a few years ago and asked > someone at a gas station where Lake Wobegon was. The attendent just > started laughing and eventually told us... so when listening, never try to > fly from Nebraska to lake Wobegon :-). > > do not archive > > -------- > Scott Thatcher, Palm Beach Gardens, FL > 601XL with Corvair, Registered as E-LSA > N601EL, EAA203 25 hours and climbing. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217703#217703 > > > ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 09:03:24 PM PST US From: "Craig Payne" Subject: RE: Zenith-List: Scott Laughlin's Fuel Covers There is a slide show showing more details on Scott's web site: http://www.cooknwithgas.com/FD/FD.htm -- Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.