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Zenith CH 601 XL-B with Jabiru 3300A engine
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I am not the builder of this fine little bird. Mr, Darrell Smith ( the builder ) displayed great craftsmanship and I could tell he really hated to part with it. I have been upgrading and changing ( tweaking ) this wonderful little sport pilot flier to suite my own preferences since June. Upgrades include.....Improved aileron bell cranks, nav and landing/taxi lights converted to LED, canopy safety lock, thicker aileron control-horns, added VG's to the wings, some electrical moved from fuses to breakers, added 3" air vent to canopy, added rail mounted canopy sunshade, added air-dam to bottom of cowling to improve airflow across the cylinders, replaced old canopy gas springs with 60 lb units, downloaded latest dynon software and repaired left fuel tank sending unit (it was sticking). Anyone looking for a terrific 'Light-Sport-Cruiser' could do a whole lot worse than a 601 XL-B. /// picture was taken before the mods \\\ I have only flown her about 30 hours so far, but that will change as I am getting to the end of my "upgrade-and/or-modify list". This little craft always draws on-lookers where ever I stop for fuel. Darrell also chose to zinc-chromate all the metal surfaces inside the airframe before construction, and to include side-by-side sticks and wing lockers. With the Jabiru pulling 5 GPH I see about 109 MPH, at 6.5 GPH that goes up to 118 MPH........Not bad for the type of flying I do.
Everyone be safe and "Keep Your Head on a Swivel"...................Don in SC
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