"Flew from Cincinnati to Southern Illinois Airport and back. Got out right before the big winds from the coming front arrived."
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David Gallagher
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Zenith Sun-N-Fun Gathering??
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"Even tricycle 601XLs love grass! Nothing but grass strips this weekend: Waco Field, Hollister and Double J on Southwest Ohio."
"Flew to Mid-East Regional Fly-in (MERFI) in Urbana, Ohio on Saturday, 8/25. I saw at least four Zodiacs and three 701s on the ramp."
CH 601 XL-B powered by Corvair
Ron Lendon and a well deserved Capt. Morgan pose in front of his scratch built Zenith.
Zenith Sun-N-Fun Gathering??
I am driving down to Sun-N-Fun in a few weeks after a several year hiatus and have not seen any mention of a Zenith gathering. I know there was usually one in the campgorund late in the week. Does anyone know if there are any plans for one this year? Dave GallagherSee More
Zenith Sun-N-Fun Gathering??
I am driving down to Sun-N-Fun in a few weeks after a several year hiatus and have not seen any mention of a Zenith gathering. I know there was usually one in the campgorund late in the week. Does anyone know if there are any plans for one this year? Dave GallagherSee More
Larry Hursh left a comment for David Gallagher"Hi Dave. You have a nice looking aircraft there! I hope mine turns out 1/2 as nice as yours is! I'm building a CH650 from kit. I have her up on her landing gear. The wings are done and so is all the…"
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My 2011 Oshkosh Experience
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 1:30pm 8 Comments 0 Likes
What a week Oshkosh was this year!! I arrived at Whitman Field on the Saturday afternoon preceding the start of Oshkosh 2011. Since this was our big “Zenith’s To Oshkosh” year, there were already several Zenith aircraft in the three rows of homebuilt parking earmarked for our types. I parked my 601XL between Andy Elliott’s 601XL TD and Al Beyer’s 601HDS. For a few days Matt Archer’s 601XL was parked right behind me. During the week, aircraft came and went, but at the height of the show,…
ContinueSloshkosh 2010
Posted on August 2, 2010 at 2:30pm 9 Comments 0 Likes
I was told that this was the wettest July in well over 100 years for the Oshkosh, Wisconsin area. Fortunately almost none of it fell during the EAA Airventure 2010 event. Unfortunately, it drenched the grounds in the couple of weeks leading up to it. I heard reports and saw pictures of areas on the grounds that were under 2 feet of water just a day or two prior to opening day.…
ContinueUpgrade Complete, N554SG Flies!
Posted on March 24, 2010 at 6:53am 11 Comments 0 Likes
Well my 601XL upgrade is now complete. The post-upgrade test flight occurred yesterday, March 23, and things went great. The sun was going down so I went up for three quick touch and go’s. The first thing I noticed was no oil can popping noises any more. I only got to 100 MPH so it will be interesting to see if they are gone at high speed also. In my short flight I did not notice any changes…
ContinueAdventures In Riveting
Posted on January 7, 2010 at 11:30am 2 Comments 0 Likes
I had a few people ask me why I thought solid rivet bucking was easy. I have to admit that I was fortunate to be taught how to drive rivets in A&P school a fair number of years ago, but the skill could be easily picked up by anyone mechanically inclined. I had the opportunity to make many mistakes before getting it right. I have not riveted much since then so there was a little bit of refresher needed. If you have access to the EAA web site, there is a Tony Bingelis article about rivet… Continue
Comment Wall (43 comments)
- At 2:53pm on May 13, 2012,
GENE MAYO said… Hello David: You posted a comment on the matronics web about the new aileron
bellcrank. I would like to send you a comment and ask you a question off line if you don't
mind. I have the new bellcrank installed. Would you please send me you e-mail address?
Thanks GENE MAYO mayo_g@comcast.net
60XLB JAB3300
- At 1:00pm on April 4, 2012,
Patrick Hoyt said… Hi David - It's getting closer and closer. I'm looking forward to the day when I'll be able to park it at Oshkosh next to yours and the others....
You mentioned you met Dick Navratil. He's a good friend of mine. A bunch of us local guys up here have been building a Pietenpol in his hanger.
- Pat
- At 7:41am on February 7, 2012, Larry Hursh said…
Hi Dave. You have a nice looking aircraft there! I hope mine turns out 1/2 as nice as yours is! I'm building a CH650 from kit. I have her up on her landing gear. The wings are done and so is all the "upgrades". I'm going to be using a 2700cc Corvair for my power plant. I'm at the point of doing the first engine run. After that, all I have left to do is the nose bowl, cowling kit, canopy (I dread this part) and installing the instruments. Hopefully if all goes well, my wife and I will be attending OSH in the near future! I'll see you there I'm sure!
- At 5:15pm on April 21, 2011,
Mike Miller said…
Dave,
fyi, I posted a pic that shows my solution to the "sticking throttle problem with dual throttles" Very similar to Mac's solution, works smooth now...
Mike
- At 7:24pm on March 26, 2011,
Dennis Hutchinson said… Dave,
I enjoyed meeting you at Sporty's and looking forward to seeing you again at Oshkosh. The flight home was a bit choppy, but nothing significant. Typical light airplane bounce mostly. Did get a 15 mph boost in groundspeed with that westbound breeze. Took 1.3 going home, 1.6 to arrive. There is probably about .5 hours of taxi time in that 2.9 hours.
Safe flying and see you later,
Dennis Hutchinson
- At 2:11pm on March 3, 2011,
David,
Appreciate your comments on my panel. Was just looking at your write-up from Oct.15,2008 on Matronics re: Dual throttle and things you did to make it smoother.
Have been trying to ease up the "resistance" in the throt. controls for couple days now.
Have tried a number of the items to refer to, but still not happy with the friction.
Thanks again,
Mike
- At 12:16pm on February 14, 2011,
Timothy Finley said…
- Thanx. Flew it a second time and I am really going to enjoy flying it!
- At 3:59pm on January 13, 2011,
Joe Hopwood said… - Thanks Dave. I was just concerned of mounting it and then finding out either the elevator or rudder did not have full travel due to me putting it in the wrong place.
- At 10:29pm on September 14, 2010,
Doug Dalstrom said… - Hi Dave, Yes it was me that you met at MERFI. Thanks for sharing your insights on the upgrade experience.
I looked over some of the pictures you posted on your website and they are very motivating for me to get my project back in gear again. Hope you made it back in time for the presentation you wanted to attend. If I get stuck on some of the technical issues of my upgrade I'll be in touch. Look forward to seeing you at other events around Ohio and have a safe trip next week.
Doug Dalstrom
- At 5:18pm on September 9, 2010,
Phill Barnes said… - Hi Dave
Thanks for commenting on my photo.
I am pretty sure that what you are talking about is the gull wing deflectors that sit between the cylinders. If so, then the answer is yes but I will be fitting mine underneath the barrels like other air cooled aero engines. This has been done by another builder and with success so part of the guessing work has been done for me and also acknowledged as a good idea from the Jab factory.
Thanks again
Phill
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