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1. 12:38 AM - European news etc (aerobat)
2. 06:47 AM - Rotax 912 UL for Sale (george.mueller@aurora.org)
3. 06:59 AM - Re: 601XL project for sale with WW Corvair (JURU8878)
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| Subject: | European news etc |
>From the Zenair Europe website.
http://www.zenairulm.com/News/index_files/Page972.htm
Update of February 26, 2009
Another blow?
Just a week ago, we discovered that at the beginning of February, the Dutch Minister
of Transport sent a three-page letter to various Civil Aviation Authorities
around the world regarding the CH 601 XL situation in the Netherland. In this
letter, one reads a point-by-point summary of the original preliminary report
findings that were issued by the Dutch Safety Board in October 2008. Readers
of these updates by Zenair Europe will remember how we painstakingly pointed
out that many of these early findings are in fact inaccurate and/or misleading;
nevertheless, four months after the original report, this new letter repeats
every original point with no attempts to amend or rectify. Most damaging, the
letter then encourages recipients to use the supplied information to assist
you in making your own safety assessment regarding the airworthiness of this
aircraft type.
With such a letter on your desk, put yourself in the shoes of an administrator
in charge of civil aviation safety. Within a very short amount of time, Poland
had grounded its CH 601 XL fleet; Pakistan followed shortly thereafter - Yes,
the Dutch message was received well beyond Europes borders This week we heard
that Germany (again) and even France were considering flight limitations in response
to this letter.
Trying to mitigate the fallout, Zenair issued its own letter to European authorities:
We again pointed out that the aircraft has been approved as a certified
ultralight by German regulators for may years and that the CH 601 XL has been
demonstrated to meet North American ASTM standards as a much heavier Light Sport
Aircraft (LSA) since 2005. In addition, Zenair has committed to conducting
a new series of tests which, by the end of March, would include a full Ground
Vibration Flutter Analysis as well as a total-airframe Combined Load Test (for
simultaneous bending and twisting). We have yet to see if the various authorities
involved accept these efforts as sufficient action to put off any decisions,
or if they buckle under the political pressure to impose additional restrictive
measures on owners and pilots of the CH 601 XL.
We have already been assured by the DAeC that when the test results are in (and
all parameters are met), all limitations currently in place on Germanys conditional
flight authority for the CH 601 XL will be promptly lifted. Even if an
additional grounding occurs, it should therefore not last very long. Considering
the state of affairs in the Netherlands, this is perhaps not such a bleak outlook
News about the Dutch situation:
In the past month, Zenair has heard of no new official findings regarding the accident
investigation going on in the Netherlands. We were told a letter had been
prepared for us, but that it was being held up in legal review. Then, we were
informed not to expect new developments anytime soon since all Safety Board
personnel and resources are now being dedicated to the recent Turkish Airlines
accident which occurred near Amsterdam on February 25th.
One relevant piece of news received is that members of the newly founded CH 601
XL Owners Group in the Netherlands have located a previously unknown witness
to the September 24 accident. This witness is apparently quite formal about what
she saw: Namely, that the aircraft at some point pitched down abruptly and
then flew straight into the waters below - fully intact. A copy of her signed
handwritten statement was submitted to investigators by members of the Owners
Group. They say her statement is very clear: she saw no evidence of structural
failure of any kind (i.e. folded wing) prior to the impact.
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| Subject: | Rotax 912 UL for Sale |
In case anyone has a need, I have a Rotax 912 UL with 60 hours TTSN along
with a Woodcomp Klassic 68" three blade prop 30 hours TTSN for sale on
Barnstormers for $14,900. The engine is currently being gone over by an
authorized Rotax dealer to make sure it is perfect. Email or 414-647-3134
if you are interested. I am selling because I need to upgrade to a 912S
because I am putting floats on my airplane.
George in Milwaukee
Zenith 701 60 Hours Flying
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| Subject: | Re: 601XL project for sale with WW Corvair |
Project is sold, thanks for all the inquiries. The project is going to Roy, UT
to one Mr. Reese Nelson. Hopefully he'll find this website as useful as my father
and I did.
v/r,
Jud
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