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leinad

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 283
Location: Central Virginia

Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: finished canopy

Thank you to Brian Martin, CHarles Long, George Race, Scott Laughlin, Mark Townsend and others I'm sure I forgot to mention that helped me with info on building the canopy.. And of course Todd who sold me the bubble in the first place.  I'm finally finished it.  I've put updates on my web sight.  http://daniel.dempseyfamily.us



Dan

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Larry Hursh

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Location: Edwardsburg, MI (near Elkhart, IN)

Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: finished canopy

leinad <leinad(at)hughes.net> wrote:    	  Quote: 	
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Thank you to Brian Martin, CHarles Long, George Race, Scott Laughlin, Mark Townsend and others I'm sure I forgot to mention that helped me with info on building the canopy.. And of course Todd who sold me the bubble in the first place. 

   

  Hey Dan,

  Congratulations on completing your canopy.  I'm sure it looks great.

   

  I have a question of you.  How did you make contact with Todd's Canopy?  I sent them an email on May 16th and they have yet to answer me.  

   

  There has been a rumor circulating that Todd's is in the process of becoming the supplier for Zenith.  I was down to the factory about a month ago and  mentioned it to Joyce.  She told me she hasn't heard a word about this, but she would be the last person to know if it was in the works.  I did ask Todd in my e-mail if they were or were not going to supply the canopy to Zenith.  As of yet, no word.  I am leaning more towards a tinted Lexan canopy and I would like to know if I can or can't get one from him. Anything you can add to this is greatly appreciated.

   

  Regards

	




 

  Larry Hursh 

  CH601XL (Building from Kits - Rudder, tail sections done, working on wings)

  (N601LL Reserved) 



  Edwardsburg, Michigan

    

  Keep your eyes skyward - always!

  Do Not Archive

   



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Larry Hursh (N650LM Reserved)

"One rivet at a time......one day at a time.."

CH650 (Converted from CH601XL)
1/2 done with fuselage
will be Corvair Powered

DaveG601XL

Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Posts: 351
Location: Cincinnati, Oh

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 2:58 am Post subject: Re: finished canopy

Todd told me himself that he and Zenith made a hand-shake agreement at Sun-N-Fun that he would now be their canopy supplier.  I think they are working out the details and formalizing the agreement.  He told me that he would not be selling Zenith canopies direct anymore, just through Zenith.  I bought my canopy just prior to Sun-N-Fun.  As far as contacting Todd, he always answered the phone number listed on his web site whenever I called him.



Good luck,

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Larry Hursh

Joined: 16 Feb 2008
Posts: 125
Location: Edwardsburg, MI (near Elkhart, IN)

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:43 am Post subject: finished canopy

DaveG601XL <david.m.gallagher(at)ge.com> wrote:    	  Quote: 	
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Todd told me himself that he and Zenith made a hand-shake agreement at Sun-N-Fun that he would now be their canopy supplier. I think they are working out the details and formalizing the agreement. He told me that he would not be selling Zenith canopies direct anymore, just through Zenith. I bought my canopy just prior to Sun-N-Fun. As far as contacting Todd, he always answered the phone number listed on his web site whenever I called him.



Good luck,



--------

David Gallagher

  601 XL, working on final assembly.

   

  Thanks for the information Dave (and all that reply).  

   

  While I was at Zenith picking up my wing kit, I  took a ride with Roger in the 601XL demonstrator.  The first thing I noticed when he closed the canopy, it hit my headset.  If I was able to order my canopy direct, I'm sure Todd would be able to give me either more height or width on the canopy so this annoyance would be solved.  I also was wanting a canopy made of Lexan and have a light tint on it.  I'm wondering if Todd or Zenith are going to be offering to make these adjustments?  It will be interesting to find out just how they are going to handle this.  If Todd or Zenith won't offer to help the pilot custom fit the canopy to what he wants (or in my case needs), I will be looking for a different supplier for my canopy.  I will not fly an airplane that I will constantly have to tip my head to the left or right so it won't hit my head....

Thanks again for the reply.

  Regards,



	




 

  Larry Hursh 

  CH601XL (Building from Kits - Rudder, tail sections done, working on wings)

  (N601LL Reserved) 



  Edwardsburg, Michigan

   

  Keep your eyes skyward - always!

  Do Not Archive

   



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CH650 (Converted from CH601XL)
1/2 done with fuselage
will be Corvair Powered

DaveG601XL

Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Posts: 351
Location: Cincinnati, Oh

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:20 am Post subject: Re: finished canopy

Larry,



The canopy I got from Todd is definitely bigger than the finished size of the canopy on the ZAC demonstrator.  I even cut mine down a bunch and it still sits taller.  I am 6' 00" and with my seats at about 4-5" thick, I do not get bonked by the canopy with headsets on.  See the picture attached which is about the best I can do to compare the two.  Mine starts up on a steeper angle in the rear and has more height in the head area.   I have no actual dimensional comparisons.  My ZAC canopy hardware kit worked just fine with the Todd's canopy despite the differences since the tubes are made extra long anyway.



I am guessing that you will be happy with Todd's canopy.

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leinad

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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Location: Central Virginia

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: finished canopy

[quote="skyridersbn"]leinad <leinad> wrote:    	  Quote: 	
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  Hey Dan,

  Congratulations on completing your canopy.  I'm sure it looks great.

   

  I have a question of you.  How did you make contact with Todd's Canopy?  I sent them an email on May 16th and they have yet to answer me.  

.....

   

  Regards

	




 

  Larry Hursh 

  CH601XL (Building from Kits - Rudder, tail sections done, working on wings)

  (N601LL Reserved) 



  Edwardsburg, Michigan

    

  Keep your eyes skyward - always!

  Do Not Archive

  

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 Larry,

 I've gotten email replies from but usually only after long delays.

I don't think it's a preferred means of communicating with him.

Here's his phone number.

954-579-0874

Dan

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