---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/20/09: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:16 AM - Just A Few Days Left; Still Trailing Last Year... (Matt Dralle) 1. 07:24 AM - In a galaxy far, far away (roger lambert) 2. 07:46 AM - Re: [Probable Spam] tail wheel conversion (LarryMcFarland) 3. 07:53 AM - Re: Just A Few Days Left; Still Trailing Last Year... (LarryMcFarland) 4. 09:16 PM - Re: [Probable Spam] tail wheel conversion (wmiller) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:16:43 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Zenith601-List: Just A Few Days Left; Still Trailing Last Year... Dear Listers, There are just a few more days left of this year's List Fund Raiser! Response has been very good, but still well behind last year. If you've been waiting until the last minute to make your contribution and maybe even pick up a great gift, now might be good time to show your support! Please remember that there isn't any sort of commercial advertising on the Lists and the *only* means of keeping these Lists running is through your Contributions during this Fund Raiser. Please make a Contribution today! http://www.matronics.com/contribution Thank you! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:24:20 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: In a galaxy far, far away From: roger lambert I do so enjoy the comments from the fringe elements of society. Although I never mentioned the names of anyone or any group they certainly recognized themselves. I didn't mention ZBAG, but a response was made on their behalf by an individual who dresses in a costume from a 26 year old Disney movie and is a CFI without a medical. I even got a punctuation lesson from that same person who made two spelling errors and five punctuation/grammar errors in his reply.Honestly, though, that's much better than his common reply to "shut the f**k up" of 12/22/08, 4/15/09 and 6/14/09. To be called out of touch from reality by a person with no pilot license, no flying experience and no aircraft building experience who considers himself an expert in all three areas is indeed a compliment. To those of you concerned about the monetary discussion, I apologize. We'll all be taking it in the shorts(or in the spandex in at least one case) for this one. To all the rest of you who recognized the food for thought in the fairy tale: fair winds, hot food and cold beverage. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:59 AM PST US From: LarryMcFarland Subject: Re: [Probable Spam] Zenith601-List: tail wheel conversion WC, I'd recommend you try flying the trike and using it a while, then rethink the tail dragger idea. You'd have to redo the controls, the wing skins and structural connections with the spar. It's hardly a worth while idea. The airspeed gained would never pay for itself and forget the see-me factor, so what are we thinking here? You want to fight differential braking in lieu of what is a great way to move an aircraft on the ground? 40 hours is missing a zero in my way of thinking. and the $1000 doesn't count. Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com. wmiller wrote: > > Hi guys, new to the site. Am considering buying a 601HDS trike gear and want to convert to a tail dragger. How difficult would this be and how costly. A few people knowledgeable with the 601 say it would be around a 250 hour job! YIPES!!!! I e-mailed the factory and they said probably around 40 hours and $1000.00. That seems a little optimistic (time wise) > Has anyone out there done this conversion or have any input! > > Cheers!! > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=273837#273837 > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:53:31 AM PST US From: LarryMcFarland Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Just A Few Days Left; Still Trailing Last Year... Thanks for the reminder Matt, My contribution is sent this morning and thanks again for hanging in there. You're providing a really valuable knowledge site for our builder groups. Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com Matt Dralle wrote: > > Dear Listers, > > There are just a few more days left of this year's List Fund Raiser! Response has been very good, but still well behind last year. If you've been waiting until the last minute to make your contribution and maybe even pick up a great gift, now might be good time to show your support! > > Please remember that there isn't any sort of commercial advertising on the Lists and the *only* means of keeping these Lists running is through your Contributions during this Fund Raiser. > > Please make a Contribution today! > > http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > Thank you! > > Matt Dralle > Matronics Email List Administrator > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:16:26 PM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: [Probable Spam] tail wheel conversion From: "wmiller" Thanks for your input Larry, i certainly appreciate it!! if this deal goes through, I will probably do what you suggest and fly it for awhile. Chances are i will take you up on your suggestion. I fly trikes for a living(slightly bigger ones) So my "fun flying" has always been on taildraggers. Maybe I need to rethink........thanks again for the input!! 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