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fprobst(at)HOTMAIL.COM
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject: First flight

I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time today.  Flies really nice.  A lot faster then the ultralights I'm used to flying.  The left wing is a little heavy but most people report this.  It will probably take 2 or 3 days for my adrenalin levels to come back down.  I put over 2 hours on the zodiac today.  It also handles excellent for a taildragger.  Like it's on rails going down the runway.  It does have a tendency to float forever when coming in.  I think I will try to lower my idle a bit to help. 



 Thank's for the help on this list.  I was mostly a lurker but I used the search engine a lot to answer any questuions I had.  Larry's web site was also a great resource.

  

 Frank Probst 

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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: First flight

Congratulations Frank.  I know it is a great feeling and the smile will be hard to wipe away for a few days.  



Have fun and be safe,



Scott Laughlin

www.cooknwithgas.com

jlatimer1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: First flight

Congratulations!!!

Jerry

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---- Frank Probst <fprobst(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: 

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 I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time today.

Terry Phillips

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 346
Location: Corvallis, MT

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: First flight

Congratulations, Frank! Good luck with your flight test  program.



 Terry



 

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		  I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time today.  Flies really nice.  A lot faster then the ultralights I'm used to flying.  The left wing is a little heavy but most people report this.  It will probably take 2 or 3 days for my adrenalin levels to come back down.  I put over 2 hours on the zodiac today.  It also handles excellent for a taildragger.  Like it's on rails going down the runway.  It does have a tendency to float forever when coming in.  I think I will try to lower my idle a bit to help. 

 Thank's for the help on this list.  I was mostly a lurker but I used the search engine a lot to answer any questuions I had.  Larry's web site was also a great resource.

  

 Frank Probst 	
 

 

 Terry Phillips

 ttp44~at~rkymtn.net

 Corvallis MT

 601XL/Jab 3300 s .. l .. o .. o .. w build kit - Tail, flaps, & ailerons are done; working on the wings

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jeffrey_davidson(at)earth
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: First flight

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Congratulations Frank!  I agree that the search engine is a great tool to find an answer to a question that you know has been asked before by others.  I'm looking forward to that adrenalin high soon too.  

   

Jeff Davidson   

         

  

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I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time today.  Flies really nice.  A lot faster then the ultralights I'm used to flying.  The left wing is a little heavy but most people report this.  It will probably take 2 or 3 days for my adrenalin levels to come back down.  I put over 2 hours on the zodiac today.  It also handles excellent for a taildragger.  Like it's on rails going down the runway.  It does have a tendency to float forever when coming in.  I think I will try to lower my idle a bit to help.   

    

Thank's for the help on this list.  I was mostly a lurker but I used the search engine a lot to answer any questuions I had.  Larry's web site was also a great resource.  

    

   

    

Frank Probst   

  

       

  

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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: First flight

Congrats Frank!  That is great!!

  

 Larry Husky

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  In a message dated 5/6/2008 7:27:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  fprobst(at)HOTMAIL.COM writes:

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		     I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first    time today.  Flies really nice.  A lot faster then the ultralights    I'm used to flying.  The left wing is a little heavy but most people    report this.  It will probably take 2 or 3 days for my adrenalin levels    to come back down.  I put over 2 hours on the zodiac today.  It also    handles excellent for a taildragger.  Like it's on rails going down the    runway.  It does have a tendency to float forever when coming in.  I    think I will try to lower my idle a bit to help. 



   Thank's for the help on this list.  I was    mostly a lurker but I used the search engine a lot to answer any    questuions I had.  Larry's web site was also a great    resource.

    

   Frank Probst 



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n801bh(at)netzero.com
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:02 am Post subject: First flight

Congrat to you,,,,,, 

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-- Frank Probst <fprobst(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

 I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time today.  Flies really nice.  A lot faster then the ultralights I'm used to flying.  The left wing is a little heavy but most people report this.  It will probably take 2 or 3 days for my adrenalin levels to come back down.  I put over 2 hours on the zodiac today.  It also handles excellent for a taildragger.  Like it's on rails going down the runway.  It does have a tendency to float forever when coming in.  I think I will try to lower my idle a bit to help. 



 Thank's for the help on this list.  I was mostly a lurker but I used the search engine a lot to answer any questuions I had.  Larry's web site was also a great resource.

  

 Frank Probst 



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davids601xl(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:12 am Post subject: First flight

Congratulations Frank. You gott a be proud. That

project was a lot of work and now your are FLYING. Way

to go. 



David

--- Frank Probst <fprobst(at)hotmail.com> wrote:



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 I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time

 today.  Flies really nice.  A lot faster then the

 ultralights I'm used to flying. 


	




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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:34 am Post subject: First flight

Congratulations Frank,

One of the best things is hearing of your successful first flight.

This 601 will have your endorphins flowing for quite a while.



Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

Frank Probst wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time today.  Flies 

 really nice.  A lot faster then the ultralights I'm used to flying.  

 The left wing is a little heavy but most people report this.  It will 

 probably take 2 or 3 days for my adrenalin levels to come back down.  

 I put over 2 hours on the zodiac today.  It also handles excellent for 

 a taildragger.  Like it's on rails going down the runway.  It does 

 have a tendency to float forever when coming in.  I think I will try 

 to lower my idle a bit to help. 

 Thank's for the help on this list.  I was mostly a lurker but I used 

 the search engine a lot to answer any questuions I had.  Larry's web 

 site was also a great resource.

  

 Frank Probst 

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ggower_99(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: First flight

Congratulations Frank!

   

  Wat engine are you using?  At what Idle  RPM's?

   

  Saludos

  Gary  Gower.

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Frank Probst <fprobst(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

  [quote]    .hmmessage P  {  margin:0px;  padding:0px  }  body.hmmessage  {  FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma  }      I took up my 601 hd taildragger for the first time today.  Flies really nice.  A lot faster then the ultralights I'm used to flying.  The left wing is a little heavy but most people report this.  It will probably take 2 or 3 days for my adrenalin levels to come back down.  I put over 2 hours on the zodiac today.  It also handles excellent for a taildragger.  Like it's on rails going down          Be a better friend, newshound, and  [quote][b]

fprobst(at)HOTMAIL.COM
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:34 am Post subject: First flight

Thanks for all of the kind words.  You guys are all great.  I enjoy the social side of aviation as much as I do flying.

  

 I had the idle set to 1900 rpm on my 912S rotax at static.  When I was doing my approach the idle would not go below 2800 rpm.  Today I went up for a flight with the static idle set to 1400 rpm.  This gave me a little over 2000 rpm on approach.  What a difference.  No more floating and much easier to land.  I just need to remember to let it idle a little higher then 1400rpm when not air born.  The gearbox does not like the lower rpm.

  

 By the way this thing climbs like an elevator with the 912S.  This morning was cool with dense air.  I could almost get 1400 fpm sometimes.

  

 Frank Probst

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Iberplanes

Joined: 10 Dec 2007
Posts: 174
Location: Igualada - Barcelona - Spain

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:43 am Post subject: First flight

Congrats on your achievement,



Enjoy !!



Alberto Martin

Iberplanes IGL

http://www.iberplanes.es

Igualada - Barcelona - España



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Rickey B.

Joined: 22 Mar 2008
Posts: 70

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:04 am Post subject: First flight

          That's awesome, Frank!!  Congratulations!!  

                                                Rick  

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Thanks for all of the kind words.  You guys are all great.  I enjoy the social side of aviation as much as I do flying.

  

 I had the idle set to 1900 rpm on my 912S rotax at static.  When I was doing my approach the idle would not go below 2800 rpm.  Today I went up for a flight with the static idle set to 1400 rpm.  This gave me a little over 2000 rpm on approach.  What a difference.  No more floating and much easier to land.  I just need to remember to let it idle a little higher then 1400rpm when not air born.  The gearbox does not like the lower rpm.

  

 By the way this thing climbs like an elevator with the 912S.  This morning was cool with dense air.  I could almost get 1400 fpm sometimes.

  

 

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Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 685
Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: First flight

Congratulations on your new flying machine, ain't life great!



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