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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

Today I took my 15-year-old daughter for a $100 hamburger in Lancaster, Texas.  We had a great time and made some low passes over a cow pasture behind our new house in Texas.  The Corvair is performing flawlessly with over 150 hours now.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSm_-zhwnfM



Have a good day,



Scott Laughlin

601XL/Corvair

150+ hours and climbing

Last edited by cookwithgas on Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:07 pm; edited 2 times in total

dwilde(at)clearwire.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

cookwithgas wrote:

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 Today I took my 15-year-old daughter for a $100 hamburger in Lancaster, Texas.  We had a great time and made some low passes over a cow pasture behind our new house in Texas.  Here is a video - come ride along with us!



   

Scott:  I noticed you have a Lowrance 2000C GPS.   Have you ever noticed 
	


it not pointing to your destination after a while?  Mine will 

occasionally lose track of where I am going.  When I redo the find 

airport function, it will then update and be ok.  Is this normal?



Dan Wilde

N948DW

rpf(at)wi.rr.com
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:49 pm Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

Dan,



I have the same GPS and that's never happened to me.

I've been flying my 601xl for two years and have over 300 hours on it.



Randy Ferri

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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009

Dan, the Lowrance has been pretty dependable.  It points a little off occasionally.  The first time I flew into Grand Prairie, I was flying low so the tower guy couldn't see me, then I realized I was aiming about a half mile to the right of the runway.  I now just get a few miles out and spot the runway, then ignore the thing.  



I especially like the "nearest airport" feature by pressing the zoom In and zoom Out at the same time.  I use this while I'm flying long distances periodically just to know how far the nearest airport is in case of emergency.  I like my airmap 2000c.  



Scott Laughlin

Martin Pohl

Joined: 30 Jan 2006
Posts: 118
Location: CH-8645 Jona SG, Switzerland

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009

Scott, great video! Perfect motivation for my own project. I really want to get this bird finished and flying!!!



Cheers, Martin

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Zodiac XL QBK
8645 Jona, Switzerland
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Juan Vega Jr

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 157

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:51 pm Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

Dan,

you issue is unique.  It is probably becuase you have the antenna   not well exposed.



Juan



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Iberplanes

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

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:57 am Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

same here. Now my firewall is done, starting the fuselage, forming what it is supposed to be a plane, gives me inspiration to finish by the end of the year. Perhaps I´m too optimistic... 



bye



Alberto Martin

 www.iberplanes.es

Igualada - Barcelona - Spain



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Zodiac 601 XL Builder

Serial: 6-7011



Tail Kit: Finished

Wings: Not Started

 Fuselage: (at) home

Engine: Jabiru 3300

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Alberto Martin
601 XL - Jabiru 3300
http://www.iberplanes.es
Igualada - Barcelona - Spain

pdn8r(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:28 am Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

Optimism is as optimism does Alberto.  My planned finishing date is July 1, 2009 )  Oh well.



Bill Pagan EAA Tech Counselor #4395

601XL QBK/Corvair/N565BW (RES)

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From: Iberplanes IGL <iberplanes(at)gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Re: Flight Report 7/2/2009

To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 4:55 AM



 same here. Now my firewall is done, starting the fuselage, forming what it is supposed to be a plane, gives me inspiration to finish by the end of the year. Perhaps I´m too optimistic... 



bye



Alberto Martin

www.iberplanes.es

Igualada - Barcelona - Spain



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Zodiac 601 XL Builder

Serial: 6-7011



Tail Kit: Finished

Wings: Not Started

Fuselage: (at) home

Engine: Jabiru 3300

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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:52 pm Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

I noticed you have a Lowrance 2000C GPS.   Have  you ever noticed 

      it not pointing to your  destination after a while?  Mine will 

       occasionally lose track of where I am going.  When I redo the find  

      airport function, it will then update and be  ok.  Is this normal?

       

      Dan Wilde

       N948DW



 I have a Lowrance 2000C and mine doesn't do  that.

  

 Ed

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Juan Vega Jr

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 157

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject: Flight Report 7/2/2009

ed,

move the antenna.  i do not have that issue. 



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