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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

Thanks to all who answered my dual stick question. It seems to me that I 

will be happy with the seats and the stick travel without any cut-outs.



Ed

rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

Craig,

     I would also like a copy of that movie.



Bob Stone, Harker Herghts, Tx

ZodiacXL

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:35 am Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

Bob, I sent you the movie in another message. Let me know if you don't

receive it.



-- Craig 



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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

Craig,

     I just watched it.  Your instrument panel looks great.  I noticed some 

switches on top of the stick, are these for trim?  Someone on the net 

advised me to install aileron trim because the ZodiacXL is so light a 

passenger makes a big difference so I am going to do that and will also have 

two switches on top of the stick. One for aileron trim and the other for 

elevator trim.



Bob

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:07 pm Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

Whoops - like I said this is Bob Archibald's 601XL (N601BA) at Dragonfly

Aviation: http://dragonflyaviation.com. If you can get to Santa Rosa in

northern California you can take flight instruction in this plane. And

Michael Heinz's Quality Sport Planes is a half an hour up the road in

Cloverdale: www.qualitysportplanes.com/.



For anyone else who wants to see the movie it is now on line courtesy of Bob

Tezyk:



www.eaglesnestestates.org/cpmovie/MVI_4059.AVI - THIS IS AN 8 MEGABYTE FILE!



-- Craig

craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

Oh, and to answer your question - yes the switches are four-way trim, PTT

and transponder "ident". Bob is an ex-fighter pilot. So he reserves the

trigger switch on the stick for the machine guns.



For nice sticks with a four-way "hat" switch look at Ray Allen's web site:



http://www.rayallencompany.com/



-- Craig

dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

If you really want the HOTAS setup, Ray Allen Co. sells a stick grip that has four trim buttons and two more swithes which can be used to activate a relay that would operate the flap motor. Not sure if I will get quite that G-Whiz but I will definitely use the aileron and elevator switches on the grip. I have elevator trim on my ultra not so light with the controls on the stick... very handy. If you use a two place intercom, you can get a simpler stick grip for the right seat that has only PTT (also from Ray Allen Co.) . You also have the choice of a "hat"switch for the aileron and elevator trim. Some of the glass panel units will display the trim setting and save you the trouble of locating and mounting the trim indicators.



Ed Moody II



---- "Robert L. Stone" <rstone4(at)hot.rr.com> wrote: 

[quote] 

 

 Craig,

      I just watched it.  Your instrument panel looks great.  I noticed some 

 switches on top of the stick, are these for trim?  Someone on the net 

 advised me to install aileron trim because the ZodiacXL is so light a 

 passenger makes a big difference so I am going to do that and will also have 

 two switches on top of the stick. One for aileron trim and the other for 

 elevator trim.

 

 Bob

 

 

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Mark Colbeck

Joined: 04 Nov 2007
Posts: 29
Location: Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:24 am Post subject: Re: dual sticks in 601XL

Dirk or Larry I would love to get some more information on the dual sticks that you have created. I am about to get my panel cut and I am rethinking my controls. I have read the posts and will be considering all the advice. Larry I visited your web site several times (lots of good stuff) but would love to see a few more pics of the set up.

Thanks

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www.mykitlog.com/mcolbeck

dirkslabbert(at)telkomsa.
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:12 am Post subject: dual sticks in 601XL

Ok Mark, I will send you some pics.

In return you can fax me a new top skin!

All the best

Dirk.

701 (dent still in the wing....)

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Mark Colbeck

Joined: 04 Nov 2007
Posts: 29
Location: Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:19 am Post subject: Re: dual sticks in 601XL

THANKS DIRK LOOK FORWARD TO THEM.

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