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Phill Barnes
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  • Gympie, Queensland
  • Australia
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Phill Barnes added 3 photos to the album 'Jab 3300 FWF'
yesterday
Phill Barnes added a photo to the album 'getting there'
front wheel pant on my 601xl
Pretty much as per the drawings except I added an extra nut plate each side of the strut and about an inch away
August 22
Phill Barnes added a photo to the album 'Jab 3300 FWF'
Jabiru 2" extension on my 601xl
I lockwired my 2" prop extension just for a bit of added safety.
August 22
Installed fuse side diagonal L angles. Sealed and riveted the 650 rear bubble on. Updated my website http://www.mykitlog.com/ch601xl
August 14
Phill Barnes added 2 photos to the album 'upholstery'
August 10
Phill Barnes added 2 photos to the album 'upholstery'
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Made a bending brake to fit in a hyd press cause my front vertical uprights aren't wide enough accross the spar to give 5/16 bolt edge dist
July 6

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ZODIAC XL
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Sport Pilot (or Ultralight)
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Self employed Signmaker

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Posted on October 16, 2009 at 5:46pm — 18 Comments

Phill Barnes

So long Gary. RIP

For all that are interested, this is the final report from the ATSB regarding the loss of Gary Sweetnam, the Aussie Zenith agent and his 601xl demo plane.



Regards
Phill Barnes



AE2008029.pdf

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 7:27am —

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At 10:20am on September 2, 2010, Steve Weston said…
Very good idea of producing i kit.

From my experience tho,,,,, its a pain and because there are so few willing to purchase, I did not sell much. I had a fairing for the nosewheel pant, the wingroot fairings etc. All too much effort and no profit.

I suggest selling a pattern made from paper so that builders can have a place to start. No two airplanes are zactly the same. Thats why rubber is used to make the seal from aluminum baffle to fiberglass cowl.
A paper pattern could be mailed all around the world and at much less cost.

Your Bud,,,,SteveW
At 5:18am on August 12, 2010, Paul Poulsen said…
Hi Phill,
It is a bit late to call now but if it is ok I will give you a yell tomorrow. What time is best to call?
Regards Paul
0419 474 654 07 54642458
At 8:55pm on August 11, 2010, Paul Poulsen said…
Hi Phill,
Thanks for the welcome.
I am in Rosewood (outer brisbane suburb) though fingers crossed I will be moving to Maryborough before Christmas (Hence the delay in ordering the kit). I have not ordered the how to build DVDs yet as I wanted to get some input from you guys as to their worth. I have an engines/airframe background and I work with a lot of avionics people but no sheetmetal workers. Learning from someonelses' experience is always better than walking the minefield alone.
Good luck with the 601 build they are a fast plane :)
At 7:55pm on July 2, 2010, Gary Eady said…
Hi Phill - CHTs during ground running seem to stabilise around 140 to 145 degrees C after about 10 to 15 minutes. At the moment the front cylinders are running just a tad hotter than the rear. Will need to remove a bit more aluminium from the inlet area to rectify this but waiting until it's flying before doing anything more. Will add a few photos when I get a spare minute.
At 3:41am on July 1, 2010, mark ralfe said…
Gidday Phill
Yer,finally got it up briefly last sunday,had to rebuild damage caused before I got it,undercarriage and nosewheel attachmants. Only got 20mins in ,but was all good. Weather permitting,we're off for the day this weekend.
Hows your project coming along ?
At 2:45am on June 8, 2010, mark ralfe said…
I think I'm probably capable,but at this stage I don't think I have the patience needed.I could happily do it if I could build fulltime,but thats not likely to happen anytime soon.Not sure what I'd build,I'm reasonably new to this flying thing,imported a trike from Brisbane a bit over a year ago,love it ,but decided I now want to try 3 axis, hence the 701. I love being able to land on the beach or a farm strip,riverbed or wherever,so I gyess It would have to be something capable of that again,maybe 750,kitfox ,avid ,something like that. Your economy is still ticking over pretty well isn;t it ?
At 10:35pm on June 7, 2010, Paul Hammond said…
see you like chating to us farmers,not real sure what is going with the plugs ,but it ran like a bucket of shit ford,now it runs like a jabiru .the sky is still blue might go for a fly
At 10:25pm on June 7, 2010, Paul Hammond said…
I got a job for you ,open a napa store ,did you see those plug prices ,lucky buggers over there,all we have is peace and tranquilityand you can fly almost anywhere no questions asked
At 2:59am on June 4, 2010, mark ralfe said…
I'm not real sure ,but think we caught a feery across ,then drove up the beach to rainbow beach,then came out overland at the nortern end.
It will be quite an acomplishment building your own plane,not sure if I have the patience at this stage,maybe one day.
Have done the sheep and dairy farming thing for a big part of my life,spent the rest of it on dozers and diggers,but at present I'm building rotary dairy sheds and maintaining all within them.
What do you do for a crust over there ?
At 1:01am on June 3, 2010, mark ralfe said…
Gidday Phill
Yer its not a bad part of the country,certainly not far from sea to the alps,makes for interesting flying.
Guess they must have sold you Speights beer (my staple diet )not a bad drop aye. A few of the dark Aussie beers are good,but you can keep the rest.
Been to Aus 3 or 4 times now,Sis an brother in law own Brisbane crane trucks,have only got in as far as Mitchel and up to rainbow beach,so I guess I got close to your home. How far along are you with the 601 ?

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