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Larry Winger's 601XL Project
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Date: 6-27-2008
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Brief Description: 2nd Anniversary of my project
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This morning it dawned on me that this might be a significant day in my building project. I am about to depart for our annual church conference tomorrow, and just before the same conference in 2006 I made a special road trip from Louisville, KY to Mexico, MO to fly in the demo 601XL. That's all it took and I was sold on the spot. I left that day with plan set #6493, a metric tape measure and a smile. Now, two years later, I have wings and all control surfaces in the hangar, my engine is a few months from completion, and I'm starting to tie together the bottom half of the fuselage. In retrospect, I feel quite good about my progress, notwithstanding a couple of unplanned delays (for parts and recuperation from a sore back). Based on my rate of progress and level of determination, I predict that N601VP should be ready for an FAA inspection by this time next year. Three years to scratch build an airplane seems downright respectable when I hear sad tales of full kits just collecting dust...sometimes for decades. For the record, I wouldn't pick a different course, even if I had it to do all over again. The amount of learning and satisfaction I have gained from scratchbuilding has been well worth the extra work and increased time to fabricate parts. Above all, I've enjoyed joining the community of airplane builders from around the world. What could be better than broadening your circle of friends while doing something you love? I'm hooked.
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Day One - demo and purchase of plans
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1st anniversary spent making aileron bellcrank parts
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The view I hope to have sometime in 2009
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