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I haven't read Flying for a long time. I quit because I missed Gordon Baxter. There was a guy who loved flying without the snobbery. A while back, someone bought me a gift subscription to Flying, ...

It is interesting that almost all of the
truck engines are Detroit Diesels and eve the
catapiler uses Detropt Diesel parts. --

Well, lots of trucks are Detroit powered. I wouldn't say " ...

One down side could be that diesels are notoriously hard to start in cold weather. They do need good size starters and probably heavy batteries.

Only diesel engines that aren't properly cared f ...

Earlier, I watched "Wings to Adventure" on the OUtdoor channel, just like I do every Monday. I noticed that some of the music is the same music that is on the Zenith DVD. My wife instantl ...

Hello all,

I was cruising the web looking at some of the ch640 stuff and noticed that the control yoke on the 640 doesn't use bicycle chain on the portion under the panel. I am curious how this wo ...

Has anyone ever thought about how you would get out of an XL if you were unlucky enough to find the airplane upside down on the ground? I was showing my wife some pictures from the open hangar day an ...

After driving six and a half hours to the open hangar day, I am now completely hooked on Zenith airplanes. It was the first time I saw an XL in person, and I loved it. Soon I will return, with my wi ...

That is really cool. If you ever get a chance to see Bob Carlton in his jet powered, self launching glider, it is also a good show.

I am not a builder, or even a current pilot, and I am going to drive a few hours to get to actually see an XL in person. If I am going to begin flying again, the cost is going to require I fly a chea ...

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it Lowell. The numbers you heard provide far too little information to draw any conclusions from. It could simply mean that when you drive the heavy iron for a living ...

It was a little unnerving to have to take off and land
with that wreckage looming up ahead, but nothing that an "old pro" of
30-some solo hours couldn't handle. : )

Speaking of unne ...

I fully agree. BUT most of my flying is done within 50 miles of my house. It would be different if I was wanting an airplane to go places in. My buddies RV handles like a fighter. I love it, but i ...

Thanks,

I have a buddy with an RV. Beautiful plane for sure, but I want less expensive option. His burns LOTS more fuel than other friends that run Rotax engines. ANd auto fuel, at that. Also, ...

I notice that most kit-planes in the same weight range of the Zodiac XL have load limit factors of +4/-2 G's. The zodiac literature says + or -6 G's. Also, most kit-planes in the same class list a V ...

You guys are all sick! I post a question about airplanes, my favorite...uh-hum...second favorite thing, and you guys start talking about EXERCISE?!?!?!? THe reason I have hobbies is to keep me fro ...

I was just wondering what some of you guys running 912S and Jab3300 engines are seeing for empty weights on completed XL's. Also, how does the 3300 compare to the 912 for fuel consumption? And lastl ...

Well, since I haven't even decided on how I want to build my shop, much less which of the few "finalists" I intend to build, an engine choice seems way down the road for me. One thing that ...

Cut to size, bend to fit, paint to match!