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I went with the hingeless ailerons as recommended from the factory (vis a vis they came in the kit like that) and then I took it a step further and used push tubes to control ailerons. No cables. di ...

Thanks for all of the help on the Pitot system. After contemplating the Dynon D180 and my mechanical 2 1/8" UMA ASI systems ( UMA is backup) (both are doing the same thing, indicating high) and l ...

I now have about 20 hours logged. And from the first, my Indicated AS has been a pretty consistent
10 - 12 kts high. Trying to get more cruise out of the Jabiru 3300 and the adjustable, Sensenich ...

The radius along with inverting the two bolts in front are required for the 'new' streamlined wheel pant to fit properly. the radius is not much (1/4" ?) but, in my case, found it necessary to g ...

I have been reading about the nahsayers regarding the safety of the Zodiac CH601XL for over a week now. And frankly, I was starting to get worried about my recently completed project that just passed ...

I am in.
Dave Nixon

I mounted mine in the fuselage bottom in the access hole of the co-pilot's seat just aft of the main carry thru spar. This keeps it out the sun (very important) and away from the exhaust gas. It wor ...

I tried to post pix without any success. Sorry! If you want, I can send them to you directly via your e-mail address.
Dave Nixon
CH 601 XL jabiru 3300
Couple of man hours left to W&B and li ...

I ran into the same problem and talked with Mark at Jabiru. We discussed at length and then I just made an extension bracket that moved the throttle cable to the OUTSIDE of the carbie connection poin ...

The beauty of the Dynon AOA is that after initialized and you set up the parameters for your airplane, it has the capability to produce an AUDIO alert similar to a Cessna or Piper to alert you to an ...

I went on both the FAA site and the Zenith site for help in this area. The FAA (apparently) doesn't want you downloading Form 8000-38 because I couldn't get to it. And I thought I was good at back d ...

Personally, I think all this talk about wing lockers causing or will cause a failure is a lot of garbage. As stated previously, when the wing locker is cut in, it is truly beefed up with a very rigid ...

I bought bulk packages of 3/32", 1/8" and 5/32" drill bits from Harbor Freight. I bought 60 of the 3/32" (10 bits per pack) for less than $2.00 per pack. When they go dull, I chuck ...

I am in the process of installing the Dynon 180 and thought that the fuel pickup readings in the Dynon would read the resistive float type fuel senders that Zenith supplied. Am I missing something he ...

I am just about 3 weeks away from hanging the wings, and when I do, it will be with an aileron push rod system. I already have the rod and ends. I had two left hand thread and two right hand thread ...

That angle bracket has to be installed per plans. The construction manual doesn't address it. As for cable rigging, after the drawings on page 6B-23 you are pretty much on your own. In my particular ...

I get my CorrosionX at the local marine shop. It is readily available in multitude locations. They have it 16oz. Spray and gallons.
Dave Nixon
CH601XL 90/90
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Regarding the push/pull aileron control rods, and for those that are interested, I am about 3-4 weeks away from finalizing my wing installation. I am hanging the engine next week. When I do hang the ...

For those using the 3300A engine, IVOP is NOT recommended. IVOP is a electric, in-flight adjustable system. My buddy has one on his CH601HDS with a Subaru engine with a Propeller Gear Reduction Unit. ...

I saw on the CH601XL plans for the adjustable turnbuckles for the elevator to mounted at the elevator horn on the dual stick configuration between the seats. How gross is that? The bottom one would n ...