---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 07/05/09: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:57 AM - Re: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009 (Iberplanes IGL) 2. 06:47 AM - Re: What did you do today? (skyriderekm) 3. 07:12 AM - Flying Story (cookwithgas) 4. 07:28 AM - Re: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009 (Bill Pagan) 5. 08:45 AM - Re: Flying Story (Rick Lindstrom) 6. 11:18 AM - Chat Reminder For Digesters (George Race) 7. 06:42 PM - FIRST FLIGHT (GLJSOJ1) 8. 06:56 PM - Re: FIRST FLIGHT (leinad) 9. 11:52 PM - Fire wall paint. (K Dilks) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:57:02 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009 From: Iberplanes IGL same here. Now my firewall is done, starting the fuselage, forming what it is supposed to be a plane, gives me inspiration to finish by the end of the year. Perhaps I=B4m too optimistic... bye Alberto Martin www.iberplanes.es Igualada - Barcelona - Spain ---------------------------------------------- Zodiac 601 XL Builder Serial: 6-7011 Tail Kit: Finished Wings: Not Started Fuselage: @ home Engine: Jabiru 3300 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:47:23 AM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: What did you do today? From: "skyriderekm" So very glad to see the list back to what it was before - a lot of fun, camaraderie, coupled along with tons of help and information. I took a hiatus from my CH650 for awhile but decided if I was to ever finish this airplane in MY LIFETIME, I was going to have to be working on it daily!! Turn on the lights! Warm up the compressor! Oil the drill and rivet puller! Stand clear! Progress is being made here once again! :) Tailwinds and blue skies to everyone! Larry Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=251573#251573 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:03 AM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Flying Story From: "cookwithgas" I decided not to fly on July 4th. We have my sister's boys at the house and we decided to stay home all day, then go to a Texas Rangers evening Baseball game and watch the fireworks there. At about noon the first gliders were being towed over the house and I was watching while everyone was splashing around in the pool. I yelled at the kids and we all stopped and watched the tow plane dive to the left and a red glider soar off to the right climbing. About two hours later, the red glider came across the fields really low, bobbed over a farm house and landed in the cow pasture behind us. Huh? I watched for a minute and noticed the guy walking around the airplane checking for damage so I jumped on my Mtn. bike and went to see if he was OK. He was. I asked him if he needed a ride to the glider port and he asked how far it was. I then realized he didn't know where he was. I grabbed up all the kids and we drove him back to the soaring club which is about 1 mile from our house. After getting him to his truck and trailer, he followed me back to the field and cut the chain on a gate, then drove the trailer to his airplane and took it apart in 5 minutes and loaded it up. He met my 15-year-old daughter and found out she was studying to be a pilot and asked her if she wanted a glider lesson. We told him she had been wanting to do that after seeing all the gliders being launched over the house. He set up a lesson and in a few minutes an instructor and tow pilot came out and briefed her, then put her in a glider with a parachute and some ballast (she didn't weigh enough). Off they went into the air. She logged .7 hours of glider instruction in her new logbook. She joined the Youth Program at the club where she can work at the airport and make $10/hour in glider dollars which she can then turn in for flight lessons. Several kids have solo'd and several others have received their glider certifications this way and she is excited about doing the same. Since the glider port is close to the house, she can ride her bike over there any time she wants to earn some glider dollars or take a lesson. They are rebuilding one of their four tow planes and she can get credit by helping the guys work on the tow plane. They are doing first class work over there too. Here is a short video - it ends with the fireworks finale at Ranger Stadium last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylqs9mvlZFQ I'm attaching a picture of the tow plane in restoration with my nephew Jacob in the picture. Scott Laughlin 601XL/Corvair 150+ hours and climbing Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=251576#251576 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/tow_plane_123.jpg ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:28:08 AM PST US From: Bill Pagan Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009 Optimism is as optimism does Alberto.- My planned finishing date is July 1, 2009 :o)- Oh well. Bill Pagan EAA Tech Counselor #4395 601XL QBK/Corvair/N565BW (RES) --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Iberplanes IGL wrote: From: Iberplanes IGL Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009 same here. Now my firewall is done, starting the fuselage, forming what it is supposed to be a plane, gives me inspiration to finish by the end of the year. Perhaps I=B4m too optimistic... bye Alberto Martin www.iberplanes.es Igualada - Barcelona - Spain ---------------------------------------------- Zodiac 601 XL Builder Serial: 6-7011 Tail Kit: Finished Wings: Not Started Fuselage: @ home Engine: Jabiru 3300 =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:45:09 AM PST US From: Rick Lindstrom Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Flying Story What a great story, Scott! I can't think of any better way to honor American exceptionalism than partaking of our unique freedoms that are so rare in other parts of the world. And it looks like the flying hook has been set with your daughter, and we can take heart that another member of her generation will do her part in perserving our flying freedom by exercising it! Top it off the day with baseball and fireworks, and I really can't think of a better 4th. You didn't mention hot dogs and beer, but I'll assume they were included somewhere.... Thanks for a real day brightener. Rick Lindstrom Zenvair N42KP -----Original Message----- >From: cookwithgas >Sent: Jul 5, 2009 7:10 AM >To: zenith-list@matronics.com >Subject: Zenith-List: Flying Story > > >I decided not to fly on July 4th. We have my sister's boys at the house and we decided to stay home all day, then go to a Texas Rangers evening Baseball game and watch the fireworks there. > >At about noon the first gliders were being towed over the house and I was watching while everyone was splashing around in the pool. I yelled at the kids and we all stopped and watched the tow plane dive to the left and a red glider soar off to the right climbing. > >About two hours later, the red glider came across the fields really low, bobbed over a farm house and landed in the cow pasture behind us. Huh? I watched for a minute and noticed the guy walking around the airplane checking for damage so I jumped on my Mtn. bike and went to see if he was OK. He was. I asked him if he needed a ride to the glider port and he asked how far it was. I then realized he didn't know where he was. I grabbed up all the kids and we drove him back to the soaring club which is about 1 mile from our house. > >After getting him to his truck and trailer, he followed me back to the field and cut the chain on a gate, then drove the trailer to his airplane and took it apart in 5 minutes and loaded it up. He met my 15-year-old daughter and found out she was studying to be a pilot and asked her if she wanted a glider lesson. We told him she had been wanting to do that after seeing all the gliders being launched over the house. He set up a lesson and in a few minutes an instructor and tow pilot came out and briefed her, then put her in a glider with a parachute and some ballast (she didn't weigh enough). Off they went into the air. > >She logged .7 hours of glider instruction in her new logbook. She joined the Youth Program at the club where she can work at the airport and make $10/hour in glider dollars which she can then turn in for flight lessons. Several kids have solo'd and several others have received their glider certifications this way and she is excited about doing the same. Since the glider port is close to the house, she can ride her bike over there any time she wants to earn some glider dollars or take a lesson. They are rebuilding one of their four tow planes and she can get credit by helping the guys work on the tow plane. They are doing first class work over there too. > >Here is a short video - it ends with the fireworks finale at Ranger Stadium last night: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylqs9mvlZFQ > >I'm attaching a picture of the tow plane in restoration with my nephew Jacob in the picture. > > >Scott Laughlin >601XL/Corvair >150+ hours and climbing > > >Read this topic online here: > >http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=251576#251576 > > >Attachments: > >http://forums.matronics.com//files/tow_plane_123.jpg > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:18:09 AM PST US From: "George Race" Subject: Zenith-List: Chat Reminder For Digesters Live Chat Room every Monday evening around 8:00 EDT www.mykitairplane.com Click on the Chat Room link on the page. Check out my new "Zenith Logo" Data Plate, really cool! George Do Not Archive ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:42:25 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: FIRST FLIGHT From: "GLJSOJ1" Hi everyone. Made my first flight today at KCPK just before lunch. I just finished my BFR yesterday after not flying for almost two years. I have several issues to resolve, but most of these should be minor. I lifted off at 60KIAS and SLOWLY climbed out. Top speed was 105 KIAS. The issues are prop is pitched too steep, so climb was poor. Overheating of engine Very heavy left wing. If anybody has information on what was done to correct that heavy left wing I am all ears. I'll work on the the cooling issues first as they are the simplest to fix and I hope to get some suggestions for the wing issues. First thing I am going to look at is the aileron rigging. Thanks to all that gave me advise these past year or so. -------- 601XL N676L reserved ALMOST DONE CHESAPEAKE VA Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=251663#251663 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:56:07 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: FIRST FLIGHT From: "leinad" Glenn, I want to offer you my congratulations. You built and flew your own plane! I hope to join you soon.. Right now I'm rebuilding a wing I messed up when drilling the skins. Argh! Dan GLJSOJ1 wrote: > Hi everyone. > > Made my first flight today at KCPK just before lunch. I just finished my > BFR yesterday after not flying for almost two years. I have several issues to resolve, but most of these should be minor. I lifted off at 60KIAS and SLOWLY climbed out. Top speed was 105 KIAS. > > The issues are prop is pitched too steep, so climb was poor. > Overheating of engine > Very heavy left wing. > > If anybody has information on what was done to correct that heavy left wing I am all ears. > > I'll work on the the cooling issues first as they are the simplest to fix and I hope to get some suggestions for the wing issues. First thing I am going to look at is the aileron rigging. > > Thanks to all that gave me advise these past year or so. -------- Scratch building XL with Corvair Engine Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=251666#251666 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:52:46 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Fire wall paint. From: "K Dilks" OK , this last weekend was spent drilling etc the fire wall, besides the normal echt primer what do people paint the engine side of the fire wall? Really getting on due to short working week ............! Kev -------- Austria ............. 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