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1. 12:35 AM - Re: Re: New small form-factor color instrument from MGL (Gary Gower)
2. 05:25 AM - new member... (Jeff Walin)
3. 05:53 AM - Chat Reminder (George Race)
4. 06:18 AM - Re: Best GPS today (Gig Giacona)
5. 06:19 AM - Re: Most recent letter from Chris (Gig Giacona)
6. 06:20 AM - Re: First flight of N12GT (Phil Maxson)
7. 06:22 AM - Re: First flight of N12GT (John Davis)
8. 07:04 AM - Re: First flight of N12GT (Larry Winger)
9. 07:04 AM - Thanks for the ideas! (Jim Belcher)
10. 07:52 AM - gps experience (601corvair)
11. 10:09 AM - Re: tight fit tool (additional test + video) ()
12. 10:23 AM - Re: First flight of N12GT (Rick Lindstrom)
13. 11:56 AM - Blue Mountain has closed its doors (Craig Payne)
14. 12:11 PM - Re: tight fit tool (additional test + video) (Bill Naumuk)
15. 03:23 PM - Re: Best GPS today (Tommy Walker)
16. 04:00 PM - Re: First flight of N12GT (Ron Lendon)
17. 04:07 PM - Re: Best GPS today (Ron Lendon)
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| Subject: | Re: New small form-factor color instrument from MGL |
The way all the electronic devices are improving over the months (instead o
f over the years)
I have thought that waiting to buy the instruments untill ready to install
them,- is a wise thing.
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Saludos
Gary Gower.
--- On Sun, 7/12/09, PatrickW <pwhoyt@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: PatrickW <pwhoyt@yahoo.com>
Subject: Zenith-List: Re: New small form-factor color instrument from MGL
Interesting....
Thanks for sharing - I was close to pulling the trigger on one of the new D
ynon D6's.-
I think I'll hold off for a bit now until I find out more about this one.
- Nice to have another choice.
- Pat
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N63PZ (reserved)
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Is there anyone on the list with a CH 640 project? I am seriously
considering it....
Jeff
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Click on the Chat Room link on the page.
Check out my new "Zenith Logo" Data Plate, really cool!
George
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| Subject: | Re: Best GPS today |
As a fellow resident of the South One of the first things I suggest is a GPS with
XM weather. T'Storms pop up and if you are going to be doing any significant
amount of X/C in the Southern summer you will have one pop up in front of you
at some time.
There are several GPS's with XM 3/4/696 are of course the best known.
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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: Most recent letter from Chris |
You do know if you are installing a Dynon it has an AOA function that pretty much
does the same thing as a LRI?
paulrod36(at)msn.com wrote:
> Not to take a stand on the issue, but, before I hang the wings, I'm planning
to strip out the cables, and put in pushrods. Not because I must, but BECAUSE
I CAN. They're neat, they don't require tensioning, and RV'ers love them.
Same reasoning for the BRS,the LRI, and the Dynon goodies. Come to think of
it, same reason why I fly at all. Because I can.
>
> Paul R.
> (expecting my crank back from Nitron this week)
>
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W.R. "Gig" Giacona
601XL Under Construction
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| Subject: | Re: First flight of N12GT |
Congratulations Gary! What a wonderful feeling, huh? Now you can add "test pilot"
to your other titles: builder, owner, repairman, air boss, ...
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| Subject: | Re: First flight of N12GT |
Hi Gary,
Congrats on your first flight!! Good luck on your phase 1 flying....
John Davis
N601JD - Jab 3300
15 Hrs and counting....
Gary Thomas wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Yesterday saw the first flight of N124GT, a 601XL with corvair power
> built according to the standard William Wynne configuration. It went
> once around the pattern without incident. I watched from the ground,
> but will be eager to play my part next weekend. It could not have
> been done without tremendous help from the people at Zenith, William
> Wynne and friends, members of EAA chapter 133 down here in Fort
> Lauderdale, countless visitors to the hangar, and the people here on
> this forum (where I am an avid lurker).
>
> Emotions run high here sometimes, and there are occasionally people
> with a talent for getting others inflamed, but let's remember and
> celebrate what we all have in common, for it is considerable. Keep
> working towards your dreams.
>
> Gary
>
> *
>
>
> *
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| Subject: | Re: First flight of N12GT |
Way to go, Gary. I hope to be following you in the not-to-distant future.
Take good notes and plenty of pictures!
Larry Winger
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Gary Thomas <garythomas8708@yahoo.com>wrote:
> Hi all,
> Yesterday saw the first flight of N124GT, a 601XL with corvair power built
> according to the standard William Wynne configuration. It went once around
> the pattern without incident. I watched from the ground, but will be eager
> to play my part next weekend. It could not have been done without
> tremendous help from the people at Zenith, William Wynne and friends,
> members of EAA chapter 133 down here in Fort Lauderdale, countless visitors
> to the hangar, and the people here on this forum (where I am an avid
> lurker).
>
> Emotions run high here sometimes, and there are occasionally people with a
> talent for getting others inflamed, but let's remember and celebrate what we
> all have in common, for it is considerable. Keep working towards your
> dreams.
>
> Gary
>
> *
>
> *
>
>
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| Subject: | Thanks for the ideas! |
Sometimes the comments on this list have a more far-reaching application than
one might imagine. I've been arguing with myself on when I needed to buy
avionics, since I suspect it may be easier to install before zipping things
up.
I'm planning on making the upper surface of the panel removable, so access is
more a matter of convenience than impossibility. Based on that, and the
comments about how rapidly avionics change (which I knew, but I guess it
needed reinforcing), I'm pretty much convinced to hold off until everything
else is done.
I'm talking about the GPS, the radio, and the transponder. I have an
altimeter, ASI, and similar steam gauge instruments on hand, so they can be
installed much earlier.
=============================================
You can check on my aircraft construction
progress at: http://www.mykitlog.com/santaigo
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Jim B. Belcher
BS, MS Physics, math, Computer Science
A&P/IA
Instrument Rated Pilot
General Radio Telephone Certificate
Retired Aerospace Technical Manager
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GPS experience
I=99ve been contemplating the GPS issue myself.=C2- Both for cost a
nd safety.
For=C2- Hobby VFR pilots ( like myself) one of the safety recommendations
is the GPS be removable so you can take it home and =9Cfly=9D
the trip in your arm chair first.=C2- Less stress, more time to think, to
plan, program, and re-plan.=C2- This is especially true if the plane is
a rental.
Years ago I acquired a used Magellan 315, it had an upgradable aviation dat
a base.=C2- When Magellan stopped supporting this unit a guy on the net f
igured out how to port the FAA aviation software and would provide free dow
n loadable upgrades once a quarter.=C2- Magellan told the guy it was OK w
ith them.=C2- It was a lot of work and about a year ago he stopped doing
it. I=99ve got the last addition on CD.=C2- Then another fellow, a
KR2 pilot, figured out how to port the gps signal to his laptop and I could
use the laptop to display a sectional chart with the gps tract.=C2- It w
as pretty slick and cheap.
Last Father=99s Day I received a Garmin nuvi 205 for the car.=C2- I
t has road maps etc.=C2- Cost about 100 dollars at Sam=99s club.=C2
- It can be connected to the laptop by USB2 connects.=C2- It has a nice
bright moving map. Touch screen control and lots of other really nice feat
ures.=C2- A bet a similar one with an aviation data base would cost ten t
imes that much.=C2- I am looking into the possibility of finding a way to
port aviation maps to the unit.=C2- I=99ll let folks know how it t
urns out.=C2- Phill Hartig
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| Subject: | Re: tight fit tool (additional test + video) |
Not quite that much. It almost looks like a slightly bent drill bit. How
good is the hole it produces?
Paul R.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carlos Sa<mailto:carlossa52@gmail.com>
To: zenith-list@matronics.com<mailto:zenith-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Zenith-List: tight fit tool (additional test + video)
Thanks all for the replies.
Paul, does your shake as bad as this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_R6gwzkulI<http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=x_R6gwzkulI>
Carlos
2009/7/12 <paulrod36@msn.com<mailto:paulrod36@msn.com>>
Hi Carlos. I also got one of their drills, and it also wobbled. Had
some misgivings, but in actual practice, it drilled good holes. I'd say,
try it out and see how it produces. Three years or so later, I'm still
using it.
Paul R.
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avigator?Zenith-List>
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| Subject: | Re: First flight of N12GT |
Congrats, Gary!
Now begins the tweaking and fine tuning, all done with a grin that just won't quit...
Rick Lindstrom
N42KP
-----Original Message-----
>From: Gary Thomas <garythomas8708@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jul 12, 2009 10:19 PM
>To: zenith-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Zenith-List: First flight of N12GT
>
>Hi all,
>Yesterday saw the first flight of N124GT, a 601XL with corvair power built according
to the standard William Wynne configuration. It went once around the pattern
without incident. I watched from the ground, but will be eager to play
my part next weekend. It could not have been done without tremendous help from
the people at Zenith, William Wynne and friends, members of EAA chapter 133
down here in Fort Lauderdale, countless visitors to the hangar, and the people
here on this forum (where I am an avid lurker).
>Emotions run high here sometimes, and there are occasionally people with a talent
for getting others inflamed, but let's remember and celebrate what we all
have in common, for it is considerable. Keep working towards your dreams.
>Gary
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| Subject: | Blue Mountain has closed its doors |
I just heard about this on another list:
"Well, it's been fun. We developed a whole new class of machine, started an
industry, dominated it, and are now leaving it. BMA will be ceasing
production and spinning down. The best way to contact us is via email:
support@bluemountainavionics.com. Please don't call, since the office is
not staffed on a scheduled basis. We'll still be around to service, support
and assist as time permits, homebuilders helping other homebuilders, but BMA
is essentially closed. This website is paid up and will be around for a few
years at least, and there is some hope (and a fond desire) that we may
return to full production when the economy recovers. Database updates are
still be available on this site, and service, maintenance and repairs are
still available for all BMA products. We are actively seeking someone to
buy the code and continue development. If your interested, please email."
www.bluemountainavionics.com
-- Craig
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| Subject: | Re: tight fit tool (additional test + video) |
Carlos-
Roll the damn drill bit on a flat surface and find out if it
wobbles. It doesn't look like it will. If it doesn't, you've got a
collet problem.
Bill
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----- Original Message -----
From: paulrod36@msn.com
To: zenith-list@matronics.com
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: Zenith-List: tight fit tool (additional test + video)
Not quite that much. It almost looks like a slightly bent drill bit.
How good is the hole it produces?
Paul R.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carlos Sa
To: zenith-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Zenith-List: tight fit tool (additional test + video)
Thanks all for the replies.
Paul, does your shake as bad as this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_R6gwzkulI
Carlos
2009/7/12 <paulrod36@msn.com>
Hi Carlos. I also got one of their drills, and it also wobbled.
Had some misgivings, but in actual practice, it drilled good holes. I'd
say, try it out and see how it produces. Three years or so later, I'm
still using it.
Paul R.
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| Subject: | Re: Best GPS today |
Thanks for all the replies.
Lots of interesting stuff out there.
Tommy Walker in Alabama
N8701T Reserved
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| Subject: | Re: First flight of N12GT |
Congratulations, fly safe.
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Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI
WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing
Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-)
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon
Corvair Engine Prints:
http://home.comcast.net/~rlendon/site/
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| Subject: | Re: Best GPS today |
Tommy,
I have the Lowrance 2000C and have flown it about 100 hours. It is easy to use,
easy to see, and easy to update online. I am a gadget/geek so keep that in
mind about my comments about easy.
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Ron Lendon, Clinton Township, MI
WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing
Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-)
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon
Corvair Engine Prints:
http://home.comcast.net/~rlendon/site/
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