---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 07/18/08: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:45 AM - Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! (cookwithgas) 2. 06:35 AM - Re: Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! (Paul Mulwitz) 3. 06:51 AM - Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! (DaveG601XL) 4. 12:12 PM - Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! (cookwithgas) 5. 01:17 PM - Re: Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! (Terry Turnquist) 6. 03:21 PM - An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! (Frank Derfler) 7. 03:58 PM - Re: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! (Craig Payne) 8. 04:53 PM - Re: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! (LHusky@aol.com) 9. 06:31 PM - Re: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! (Gary Gower) 10. 10:33 PM - Re: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! (LHusky@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:45:19 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! From: "cookwithgas" Dave: Well done. Flying the 601XL by yourself is a great experience but very different from when you have a passenger. After I land by myself, I have to slow down quickly or take-off right away because it wants to fishtail and wander on the runway - I suspect because we are so light just the plane and me. When I have a passenger, it doesn't want to do this. I guess it has never been safe to drive a three-wheeler at 60 MPH or so. I do my base and final at 80 mph and let her settle at about 60 then cut power and apply brakes a little. I can lock up the tires if I'm not careful. On takeoff I pull back on the yoke ever so slightly at 60 MPH, then push back a little forward after becoming airborne because she will try to point straight up if I don't. I've hit the tail once and don't want to do that again. Your airplane looks great - congratulations! Scott Laughlin, PE, PMP, PIC! 601XL/Corvair Omaha, Nebraska Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=193568#193568 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:35:16 AM PST US From: Paul Mulwitz Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! Hi Scott, I wonder if you are taking off and landing at excessive speeds. Your approach and normal initial climb speed should be approximately 1.3 times your stall speed. In an XL that would be around 50 mph (if the stall speed is around 40 mph). Your touch down speed should be very near the stall speed. Aside from potential handling problems from taxi speeds that are too fast, you also might be using excessive runway distance and brakes as well as tire wear. The high speeds also might make your takeoff and landing experience just a bit more exciting than they need to be. Have fun, Paul At 05:44 AM 7/18/2008, you wrote: >Dave: > >Well done. Flying the 601XL by yourself is a great experience but >very different from when you have a passenger. After I land by >myself, I have to slow down quickly or take-off right away because >it wants to fishtail and wander on the runway - I suspect because we >are so light just the plane and me. When I have a passenger, it >doesn't want to do this. I guess it has never been safe to drive a >three-wheeler at 60 MPH or so. I do my base and final at 80 mph and >let her settle at about 60 then cut power and apply brakes a >little. I can lock up the tires if I'm not careful. > >On takeoff I pull back on the yoke ever so slightly at 60 MPH, then >push back a little forward after becoming airborne because she will >try to point straight up if I don't. I've hit the tail once and >don't want to do that again. > >Your airplane looks great - congratulations! > >Scott Laughlin, PE, PMP, PIC! >601XL/Corvair >Omaha, Nebraska ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:51:04 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! From: "DaveG601XL" Scott, Thanks for the tips. One question, is your pattern and landing with flaps down or up?? -------- David Gallagher 601 XL, ready to fly. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=193589#193589 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:12:13 PM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! From: "cookwithgas" Dave: At the numbers on downwind, I slow to 80 MPH with pitch and reduce throttle for a 500fpm decent approximately. At this time I add two seconds of flaps or 1/3 travel and trim up for relaxed yoke pressure - carb heat is on at this time. Corvair RPM is around 1800 to 2000. I maintain 80 MPH until flare. I turn base at 45 deg. off the corner and add two more seconds of flaps and more up-trim. On final I put in the last two seconds of flaps for full flaps and maintain 80 MPH over the numbers with pitch. At this time I am in full up elevator trim. I use the throttle to control altitude and pitch to hold 80 MPH. Flaps come up after touching down and elevator trim is cleaned up and carb heat is removed. If I decide to keep going I go to full throttle, hard left rudder and pull back slightly at 60 MPH and I'm in the air again. I get a kick out of it every time I do this. I hope this helps, Scott Laughlin Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=193671#193671 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:17:48 PM PST US From: Terry Turnquist Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Re: Airworthiness Certification Is In hand!! Scott, are you using your LRI and if so, is it calibrated? Just curious. Terry Turnquist Dave: At the numbers on downwind, I slow to 80 MPH with pitch and reduce throttle for a 500fpm decent approximately. At this time I add two seconds of flaps or 1/3 travel and trim up for relaxed yoke pressure - carb heat is on at this time. Corvair RPM is around 1800 to 2000. I maintain 80 MPH until flare. I turn base at 45 deg. off the corner and add two more seconds of flaps and more up-trim. On final I put in the last two seconds of flaps for full flaps and maintain 80 MPH over the numbers with pitch. At this time I am in full up elevator trim. I use the throttle to control altitude and pitch to hold 80 MPH. Flaps come up after touching down and elevator trim is cleaned up and carb heat is removed. If I decide to keep going I go to full throttle, hard left rudder and pull back slightly at 60 MPH and I'm in the air again. I get a kick out of it every time I do this. I hope this helps, Scott Laughlin Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=193671#193671 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:21:50 PM PST US From: "Frank Derfler" Subject: Zenith601-List: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! Zow! An extremely inexpensive application for the iphone that gives it an attitude indicator function. I have NO IDEA how well it works, but if has any value as a tertiary backup, then it would justify the cost of the whole darn iPhone for me! SEE THIS LINK I have successfully kept myself away from retractable gear airplanes, fallen women, and the iPhone, but if this app is any good, it might be the end of me. I would like to hear from anyone who had tried it! I guess the question is, "Is it better than the GPS-derived "panel" on the 396/496? Oh, and please resist the urge to give the "it isn't for real flying" speech. yes yes.. but I'd like to know how well it does work. Frank Derfler -- See my new Novel, "A Glint in Time" at http://GreatGuyBooks.com. See my discussion of All the Guy Toys that aren't (clearly) illegal or (blatantly) immoral at http://mostlyflying.com Pilots: See me at www.flyinflorida.com Guys: See www.greatguybooks.com ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 03:58:38 PM PST US From: "Craig Payne" Subject: RE: Zenith601-List: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! > Is it better than the GPS-derived "panel" on the 396/496 FWIW the guys at Aviation Consumer have successfully flown "light" IFR under the hood for extended periods of time with the simulated six-pack on the 396 and 496: "the GPSmap 396 has a GPS-driven flight instrument page that we have proven is quite capable of serving as a gyro back-up in the event of a vacuum failure" -- Craig ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 04:53:37 PM PST US From: LHusky@aol.com Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! Since we are on the subject, I have recently installed a FREE software called APIC. It is great and free. It is not a demo, it works great. It has a wonderful moving map that shows terrain, roads, lakes, airports and more. When you click on the airport, it will bring up all the information for the runways, CTAF, tower information, etc. You can download it into a laptop or a PDA. I have a HP 5915 with a built in GPS and it runs awesome! It also has an altitude indicator screen that shows your ground speed, altitude, bearing, etc. It looks a lot like a Dynon screen. Do a search for APIC Software and check it out. For free, it is a great product. It has a demo mode to try things out, even if you do not have a GPS module yet? Thought other people might like to try it. 5 people from my local airport now have it working in their plane as a backup. Larry Husky Madras, Oregon In a message dated 7/18/2008 3:22:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, fderfler@gmail.com writes: Zow! An extremely inexpensive application for the iphone that gives it an attitude indicator function. I have NO IDEA how well it works, but if has any value as a tertiary backup, then it would justify the cost of the whole darn iPhone for me! _SEE THIS LINK_ (http://3monk3ys.com/app_attitude.php) I have successfully kept myself away from retractable gear airplanes, fallen women, and the iPhone, but if this app is any good, it might be the end of me. I would like to hear from anyone who had tried it! I guess the question is, "Is it better than the GPS-derived "panel" on the 396/496? Oh, and please resist the urge to give the "it isn't for real flying" speech. yes yes.. but I'd like to know how well it does work. Frank Derfler -- See my new Novel, "A Glint in Time" at _http://GreatGuyBooks.com_ (http://greatguybooks.com/) . See my discussion of All the Guy Toys that aren't (clearly) illegal or (blatantly) immoral at _http://mostlyflying.com_ (http://mostlyflying.com/) Pilots: See me at _www.flyinflorida.com_ (http://www.flyinflorida.com/) Guys: See _www.greatguybooks.com_ (http://www.greatguybooks.com/) (http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith601-List) (http://www.matronics.com/contribution) **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:31:49 PM PST US From: Gary Gower Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! Do you have a direct link?-- Went to Google and had lots of pages of di ferent "Apic",- but no one with this program. - Thanks in advance - Saludos Gary Gower. --- On Fri, 7/18/08, LHusky@aol.com wrote: From: LHusky@aol.com Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! Since we are on the subject, I have recently installed a FREE software call ed APIC.- It is great and free.- It is not a demo, it works great.- I t has a wonderful moving map that shows terrain, roads, lakes, airports and more.- When you click on the airport, it will bring up all the informati on for the runways, CTAF, tower information, etc.- You can download it in to a laptop or a PDA.- I have a HP 5915 with a built in GPS and it runs a wesome!- It also has an altitude indicator screen that shows your ground speed, altitude, bearing, etc.- It looks a lot like a Dynon screen.- Do a search for APIC Software and check it out.- For free, it is a great pr oduct.- It has a demo mode to try things out, even if you do not have a G PS module yet?- Thought other people might like to try it.- 5 people fr om my local airport now have it working in their plane as a backup. - Larry Husky Madras, Oregon - In a message dated 7/18/2008 3:22:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, fderfler@g mail.com writes: Zow! An extremely inexpensive application for the iphone that gives it an a ttitude indicator function. I have NO IDEA how well it works, but if has an y value as a tertiary backup, then it would justify the cost of the whole d arn iPhone for me! SEE THIS LINK I have successfully kept myself away from retractable gear airplanes, falle n women, and the iPhone, but if this app is any good, it might be the end o f me.-I would like-to hear from anyone who had tried it!- I guess the question is, "Is it better than the GPS-derived "panel" on the 396/496?- - Oh, and please resist the urge to-give the "it isn't for real flying" spe ech.- yes yes.. but I'd like to know how well it does work.- - - Frank Derfler -- See my new Novel, "A Glint in Time" at http://GreatGuyBooks.com. See my discussion of--All the Guy Toys that aren't (clearly) illegal or (blatantly) immoral at http://mostlyflying.com-- Pilots:--See me at www.flyinflorida.com Guys: See www.greatguybooks.com href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith601-List">http://www.matro n.matronics.com/">http://forums.matronics.com ://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/contribution Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy F ootball today. =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 10:33:40 PM PST US From: LHusky@aol.com Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! Gary, here is the link _http://www.approach-systems.com/apicinfo.asp_ (http://www.approach-systems.com/apicinfo.asp) Hope you like it. I sure do! Larry In a message dated 7/18/2008 6:32:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ggower_99@yahoo.com writes: Do you have a direct link? Went to Google and had lots of pages of diferent "Apic", but no one with this program. Thanks in advance Saludos Gary Gower. --- On Fri, 7/18/08, LHusky@aol.com wrote: From: LHusky@aol.com Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: An Attitude Indicator on your iPhone! Since we are on the subject, I have recently installed a FREE software called APIC. It is great and free. It is not a demo, it works great. It has a wonderful moving map that shows terrain, roads, lakes, airports and more. When you click on the airport, it will bring up all the information for the runways, CTAF, tower information, etc. You can download it into a laptop or a PDA. I have a HP 5915 with a built in GPS and it runs awesome! It also has an altitude indicator screen that shows your ground speed, altitude, bearing, etc. It looks a lot like a Dynon screen. Do a search for APIC Software and check it out. For free, it is a great product. It has a demo mode to try things out, even if you do not have a GPS module yet? Thought other people might like to try it. 5 people from my local airport now have it working in their plane as a backup. Larry Husky Madras, Oregon In a message dated 7/18/2008 3:22:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, fderfler@gmail.com writes: Zow! An extremely inexpensive application for the iphone that gives it an attitude indicator function. I have NO IDEA how well it works, but if has any value as a tertiary backup, then it would justify the cost of the whole darn iPhone for me! _SEE THIS LINK_ (http://3monk3ys.com/app_attitude.php) I have successfully kept myself away from retractable gear airplanes, fallen women, and the iPhone, but if this app is any good, it might be the end of me. I would like to hear from anyone who had tried it! I guess the question is, "Is it better than the GPS-derived "panel" on the 396/496? Oh, and please resist the urge to give the "it isn't for real flying" speech. yes yes.. but I'd like to know how well it does work. Frank Derfler -- See my new Novel, "A Glint in Time" at _http://GreatGuyBooks.com_ (http://greatguybooks.com/) . 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