---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/23/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:58 PM - Re: First Flight (Clive Richards) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:58:55 PM PST US From: "Clive Richards" Subject: Re: Zenith-List: First Flight Peter Congratulations on first flight We used 13 degrees with a 66 inch 3 blade on Rays 601 HD so it should be less than that. Are you aware that Warp Drive recommend a minimum idle speed of 1000 rpm to prevent the blade route aluminium ferrules from cracking from engine pulses we did not and they replaced our blades. We have now changed to a 66x52 wooden prop as 1000 rpm gives a high taxi speed, our original prop was a 68 inch but found the ground clearance insufficient on the HD Clive G CBDG 601 Hd Cont 0-200 350 Hrs ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter W Johnson To: zenith-list@matronics.com ; zenith601-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:30 AM Subject: Zenith-List: First Flight Hi Guys, A good day today, my 601XL completed its first flight today with no problems. I had the elevator trim wired incorrectly and up was down, down was up which made for an interesting flight. I also need to re-pitch the prop a bit to give a bit more rpm on takeoff. I'll post a couple of pics later. Anybody out there using a 68" three blade warp drive on an O-200, I would be interested to know what pitch angle the prop is set to. What a beautiful airplane to fly, Keep at it guys. 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.