---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 01/30/10: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:34 AM - Re: Re: Recommended Letter-writing campaign, follow-up (Jim Belcher) 2. 08:05 AM - Re: Re: Recommended Letter-writing campaign, follow-up (Carlos Sa) 3. 09:08 AM - Re: Recommended Letter-writing campaign, follow-up (John Goodings) 4. 03:04 PM - 601XL Canopy (Peter W Johnson) 5. 03:13 PM - Re: 601XL Canopy (Juan Vega) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:34:52 AM PST US From: Jim Belcher Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Recommended Letter-writing campaign, follow-up I suspect our perspectives differ too greatly for an exchange of ideas to have much of a positive result. As you appear to feel strongly about your position, in the spirit of freedom of speech, I respectfully suggest you communicate it to the AOPA. On Friday 29 January 2010 17:24:05 you wrote: > > > Mr Belcher you ask everyone to write to AOPA expressing their concerns as > to their article regarding the Zenith 601XL. particuarly in relation to > the " misinformation " Before anyone does this, may I suggest that you > check and research your own article as it is full of misinformation!. > > Over and above your inaccurate article I am attonished that you seem to > imply that this aircraft is as safe as any other type. > > You accept that it has had its fair share of accidents -but many aircraft > have accidents - but it is almost unheard of in modern times for an > aircraft to lose its wings. > > Of coarse you may say that these accidents are due to poor Pilot handling > does that mean that only pilots of inferior ability are attracted to > 601xl,s? -and the many other experimental types available attract the > sensible pilots, I do not see any of them loseing their wings!!. > > I am a owner/builder /Pilot of a 601xl currently self grounded till Mod > complete. -- ======================================= Jim B. Belcher BS,MS Physics A&P/IA General Radio Telephone Certificate Instrument Rated Pilot Retired Aerospace Technical Manager 601XL Builder ======================================= ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:05:37 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Re: Recommended Letter-writing campaign, follow-up From: Carlos Sa ..and this, folks, is how one stops a flame-throwing war. A rare skill indeed. Carlos CH601-HD, plans do not archive On 30 January 2010 10:34, Jim Belcher wrote: > > I suspect our perspectives differ too greatly for an exchange of ideas to > have > much of a positive result. As you appear to feel strongly about your > position, > in the spirit of freedom of speech, I respectfully suggest you communicate > it > to the AOPA. > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:08:19 AM PST US From: John Goodings Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Recommended Letter-writing campaign, follow-up Personally, I thought that Mr. Belcher's letter was well-written, helpful, low-key, and exhibited good common sense. John Goodings, C-FGPJ, CH601HD with R912S, Carp/Ottawa/Toronto. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:04:19 PM PST US From: "Peter W Johnson" Subject: Zenith-List: 601XL Canopy Hi Guys, I have changed my Zenith canopy for a Todd's version and have noticed the gas struts are a little weak due to the Todd's increased weight. Has anybody else noticed? If so did you change the gas struts? Cheers Peter Wonthaggi Australia http://zodiac.cpc-world.com ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 03:13:29 PM PST US From: Juan Vega Subject: Re: Zenith-List: 601XL Canopy go online and order heavier gas struts anyway, they "gas out" after a while. get the next sixze up. in florida, its windy and hot . i like to keep the canopy up while idling and getting my flight plane cleared while the canopy is open. -----Original Message----- >From: Peter W Johnson >Sent: Jan 30, 2010 6:04 PM >To: zenith601-list@matronics.com, zenith-list@matronics.com >Subject: Zenith-List: 601XL Canopy > >Hi Guys, > >I have changed my Zenith canopy for a Todd's version and have noticed the >gas struts are a little weak due to the Todd's increased weight. > >Has anybody else noticed? If so did you change the gas struts? > >Cheers > >Peter >Wonthaggi Australia >http://zodiac.cpc-world.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.