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At 2:17pm on December 22, 2009, Michael Dawson said…: Sorry, I just read my note and realized i failed to mention what engine i did purchase. it is a Superior 0360. Thanks again.

At 2:15pm on December 22, 2009, Michael Dawson said…: hi Philip, thanks for your note. Yes, I did purchase an engine for my plane, but in the time since I purchased it, our jungle airstrip has been shut down by the authorities here in Ve.(along with all the other jungle strips) My plane is here in the jungle and the engine is stuck out in town and i have not been able to get either a permit to take the plane out or the engine in. We sure do miss having airsupport though, It is a long way out to town by boat from up here. I looked at your pictures, you have a beautiful plane! Congratulations.

At 10:25am on December 12, 2009, Ben Church said…: Phil, Good to hear from you. Progress for me is slow - I started a new job teaching at UW-Milwaukee this past August and it's taking more time than my previous job (but it's more fun). I did get the second wing done to the point of fitting the fuel tanks. For the winter, I'm going to try and get the flaperons and slats done. Maybe my 4-year plan for build time will get stretched by a year. But, I'm still keeping at it and having lots of fun - that's what counts.

Your strut fairings look real nice! I also like the look of that 8-cyl Jabiru. I still need to make it out to see you.

- Ben

At 2:57pm on September 21, 2009, Jake Crause said…: Thanks Phil. For some reason I did not get any standard L in the tail kit. Fortunately I have some doubler left over from when I had to re-do the rudder spar. It's a bit thicker at .032 but the zenith folks assured me it would be fine. I'm on vacation at the moment but I'll be back to building in a few days. Thanks for the tips!

At 3:32pm on September 16, 2009, Chris Aysen said…: Thanks for the info. I just finished my 701 and love it. I'm now entertaining the thought of an 801 and did not know much about the Jabiru 8. Thanks again.

At 12:29pm on September 15, 2009, Chris Aysen said…: So there must not be much of a spread between the O360 and the Jabiru 8?

At 10:44am on September 15, 2009, Chris Aysen said…: Phillip - What did you have to do for the CG on your plane with that engine?
-------I would venture to say you can hang it on the prop with that much power. - Chris

At 7:01am on August 10, 2009, Chris Aysen said…: Thanks for the pictures Philip. I plan on installing one on my 701.

At 9:32am on August 8, 2009, Dustin Lobner said…: Cool, thanks for the offer. Might have to take you up on that sometime!

At 10:41pm on July 8, 2009, Dr. Edward L. Olds III said…: Phil,
Enjoyed the phone call today and it inspired me to do 3.5 hours tonight. I radiused all the corners and cleaned up the edges. Dr. Skip Pardee, an EAA friend suggested buying some Scotch Brite wheels and they really help on the clean up of edges. I'm going to try to make it over Friday AM.
Ed

At 10:04pm on July 7, 2009, Gene Kujawa said…: Hi Phil, Thank you for the invitation. Will take advantage of your offer. Am in the Beloit area at least once a week. Will call you soon.

At 5:16pm on July 7, 2009, Dr. Edward L. Olds III said…: Phillip,
Thanks for the invitation, I'll take you up on it! I'll call you to set up a visit.
Ed

At 10:06am on July 7, 2009, Chris Aysen said…: Philip - Can you provide some photos on the flap/aileron trim your installing on your 801? - Chris

At 4:31am on January 20, 2009, Jonathan Porter said…: Keep up the good work on the 801 - we hope to have the MoM 801 flying by early 2nd qtr 09. You are using a similar red/white color scheme to MoM - the upside is that having extensive head collisions with the slats is masked by the red! To help with your build - We could send you some warm weather if you like? Only problem is the last batch we sent got confiscated by customs and/or homeland security - apparently there are regulations about these things.

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