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1. 06:29 AM - FAA Inspection for New AW Certificates (Gig Giacona)
2. 08:23 AM - Letter of the Week in AVwebFLash (T. Graziano)
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| Subject: | FAA Inspection for New AW Certificates |
I contacted the EAA this morning to see what they knew about the issue. The person
I talked with had not heard of any decision to suspend granting AW certificates
for Experimental 601XLs.
He agreed that if such were happening it would be a precedent setting move on the
FAA's part and that the EAA would be quite concerned with such an action. He
or someone in EAA Government relations office will make calls today to the FAA
and follow up and see what they can find out. I told him I'd give him a call
Tuesday morning for an update.
I will, of course, let the forum know any info I receive.
P.S. I don't usually post to both of the Zenith lists on the same topic but this
one is important.
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W.R. "Gig" Giacona
601XL Under Construction
See my progress at www.peoamerica.net/N601WR
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=240261#240261
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| Subject: | Letter of the Week in AVwebFLash |
FYI, See avweb@e.avflash.com article attached below from Mr.
Maynard
I agree with you Jay.
I do not, though, check my cables every preflight, but make sure
that my controls react to stick inputs without any "slop". during
preflight. In Phase I, I took my XL to the envelop edges and in some
cases, carefully, a little beyond. I do not fly out of the envelop.
Tony Graziano
XL/Jab; 483 hrs; N493TG
The Top Reporter on Our Crack Staff ... Is You! back to top
AVMAIL: APRIL 20, 2009
Letter of the Week: Zodiac Concerns
I own and fly an AMD Zodiac CH601XLi that I bought new last June.
I'm also a member of the Zenith Builders Analysis Group, the independent
group that the NTSB cited as doing engineering studies of the airplane.
I've put over 150 hours on my airplane since I bought it.
Am I concerned? Yes. Am I going to quit flying it? No. I've been
taking several actions that I believe minimize the risk: I regularly
test my aileron cable tensions, I check that there is tension on every
preflight (easy to do), I keep it in the green arc except for absolutely
smooth air (and will probably keep it there even then, now), and I slow
down to maneuvering speed in more than slight turbulence.
Aviation is all about managing risk. We can't eliminate it, no
mater what we do. I believe the measures I take will reduce the risk of
aileron flutter well below the risk that I'll do something stupid like
run out of fuel or continue VFR into IMC - and I take active measures
against those risks, too.
If Zenair and AMD come out with a modification to resolve the
problem, I'll do it. Until then, I refuse to worry about it beyond what
I've already done.
Jay Maynard
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