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[quote="DaveG601XL"]Doug,

... use one of the alternator output wires as suggested in the Dynon installation manual. This works very well for me. ...

Dave:
We tried this first and co ...

I am working on a 601 with a Jabiru 3300, Dynon D180. I am using the Jabiru tach magnetic pickup sensor that senses the two tabs on the flywheel.
The Dynon instructions are not clear on the use of a ...

I have a theory -- The gear on the 701 has a lot of forward/aft movement available. When the nose is high at touchdown it moves the gear forward quite a bit. Any asymmetry in either the weight distr ...

He noticed it when he reviewed the video. It came off on one of the landings that day, so it wasn't missed on a preflight.

This is actually a Highlander by Just Aircraft. I fly with this guy, Steve. There is another posting that I put on youtube that Steve photographed ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=PTiUds5ms34 ). The 7 ...

I've got about 80 hours in my 701 with a 100 HP Rotax.
As others have said here, it lands much better with some power. I've tried a number of times to do a nearly zero power approach and never get a ...

My 701 tail also stays down if you push it to the ground and also tries to
climb very steeply on takeoff if I don't set the trim down. ...

Can you tell us what engine you have, where does your emp ...

I have about 90 hours on my 701 and I discovered a few weeks ago that with full back elevator, and full (or nearly so) power you can put the tail into the dirt.
I was landing on a dirt strip and hit ...

I have bubble doors on my 701 and would like to make doors that have a window that can be opened in flight (mostly for taking pictures).

Has anyone out there built such a door?
I was thinking of m ...

I have been flying my 701 since August. It is built exactly to plans with the only modification being head rests.

Unless you slip the plane or are flying very slowly, oil canning is not a problem. ...