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 Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: I got Zbagged three times on Friday - Flight Report. |
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Hi Jim,
I built it from standard kit. I scrapped the first wing, so I have actually built three wings. The final configuration, of course, only has two wings. I have approximately 1500 digital pictures of all the phases of construction. (Anybody who wants copies of the pictures can have them if only they will supply storage media - a 2 GB thumb drive or SD card will work fine).
Equipment on the plane includes:
A brand new Jabiru 3300 engine - completely installed but never started. It still has the factory "Pickle Juice" in it. FWF kit including wood Sensenich prop from Jabiru USA.
Dynon D100 EFIS and D120 EMS both with extra bright screen.
Dynon HS-34.
Garmin SL-30 with both Comm and Nav antennas installed.
Garmin GTX 320 transponder with Dynon Serial to parallel converter and antenna.
All the electronics are installed and apparently working. The transponder has not yet been tested. SL-30 Comm works fine, but the nav portion not yet verified (no signal to receive in my hangar). The Dynon functions have been mostly verified but no tubes yet run for pitot/static. The EFIS and EMS and HS-34 are connected and talk to each other just fine. The mag sensor is connected to the EFIS and working. Sockets installed and tested for two headsets.
The plane has not yet been inspected for airworthiness. It could be ready for that inspection in a week or two (less before removing the wings for long term storage). Flap stops and aileron stops have been installed. All electrical wiring has been done except for final connection of wing mounted devices - fuel senders, strobe power, position lights. Those were connected except for the fuel senders which have never been hooked up. Similarly, the fuel lines have not ever been hooked up to the tank selector, but the rest of the fuel system is installed.
Kit options include wing lockers, strobes, Nav lights, and dual toe brakes, center Y stick and hingeless ailerons. No landing lights.
The kit has mostly been assembled according to the drawings. One exception is addition of gussets between the wing attach uprights and top longerons. That change was approved by N. Heintz (as not causing a problem, but not necessarily any good). Also, my own design for dual throttles is installed. It is very smooth - unlike the dual throttle kit I bought from Jabiru USA which was difficult to move at all because of all the sharp cable bends.
The plane has been painted on the interior part of the cabin and the bottom of the cabin. The rest is unpainted. Internal joints are directly connected without any primer - as suggested by EAA advisors.
The plane is located in Camas, WA (1W1). It is currently in 3 pieces - 2 wings and all the rest.
If anybody really wants to buy it, I would certainly consider selling it. Price would have to cover all the brand new electronics and engine. Also, buyer would have to sign a contract indicating they understand it is an experimental airplane, built by an amateur and currently under suspicion of having a fatal design flaw that has killed at least 10 people from in-flight structure failures.
I would expect any buyer to arrange for crating and shipment to their location. Inspection can be done at any time with prior appointment.
Paul
Camas, WA
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At 02:16 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
| Quote: | > Please make an offer to buy my plane. To my knowledge, there is
> nobody on Earth willing to buy an XL right now at any price. I would
> be delighted to be proved wrong.
1) Who built it?
2) What engine does it have?
3) Where is it?
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| Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject: I got Zbagged three times on Friday - Flight Report. |
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Gee Thanks Paul,
Two grand is not a really generous offer for over $30,000 worth of
brand new avionics and engine. That doesn't even give a penny of
value for the airframe.
Sorry, your bid is not acceptable.
Paul
At 06:26 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
| Quote: | OK, one grand, where is, as is. No, make that TWO grand. I'll put
mine away, finish and fly yours, just to prove the point. No, I
don't really expect you to take me up on it, but you might think
along the lines of adding a BRS, and enjoy flying it. From what
you've written over the years, it sounds like your workmanship is up
to snuff, so why not add one more accessory for peace of mind, and
go have a good time.
Paul R
601XL/Corvair
anxiously awaiting my nitrided crank
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