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Debo Cox This is a chronicle of the building of a Zenith Zodiac CH 601 XL designed by Chris Heintz. Designed to meet the requirements of the demanding sport pilot, the aircraft offers great performance and capabilities, and is easy-to-fly with pilot-friendly characteristics, including a low landing (stall) speed. The aircraft has excellent cross-country flying capability as well as short-field performance of well under a thousand feet. I'm building primarily from scratch, making parts as I go along. Parts that I can't make for one reason or another will be purchased from Zenith Aircraft. I expect the project to take from 2-5 years.

Larry Winger lives in Orange County, California and is involved in a multi-year project to scratch build a Zenith Zodiac CH 601XL in his two-car garage. Larry has also chosen to power it with a Corvair 164cid 100hp engine converted for aircraft use following the detailed conversion process perfected by William Wynne.

Tim Garrett. Started his Zodiac XL - Jabiru 3300 in December 2001 and made first flight in November 2006. Tim is living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and will be using his airplane for MS awareness.

André van den Elsen can't stop building aeroplane's from designer Chris Heintz~ his 701 is complete and now he has started on his 601XL.

Lance Gingell - has a well laid out website, showing his kit building progress along with the amount of time spent on each part. The pictures of his progress will be able to help others in the building process. IF your stuck on a spot have a look here for help.

Brent Battles - A great website and builder from near Asheville, NC

Scott Laughlin - Scott is currently scratch building an 601 XL . There are lots of good photos of how he is tackling the fabrication and construction. Scratch builders can learn a lot from visiting this site

Larry McFarland - Larry is a machinist scratch building a 601 HDS. From the sound of it he will be flying soon. Larry has some excellent solutions for people who have to make their own parts. Great site!

Dave Gardea I thought, why not learn how to construct an aircraft out of sheet aluminum .. all that riveting can't be that difficult with the right tools. What sold me on the Zodiac was the rudder class I attended last June (2005) at the Zenith Aircraft Company factory in Mexico, MO

Kevin Bonds - I am building an experimental aircraft. NO It's not radio controlled or a toy (everyone thinks that at first). It is a real airplane. Yes . . .I do plan on flying it! No . . .I'm not crazy. Well Maybe, but I have lots of Company!!!

Michel Therrien - Michel is a Canadian builder from Quebec. He is currently scratch building an 601 HD. Michel has done an excellent job of documenting his progress on his website.

Bill Sewell - Bill is a 601 XL kit builder from the USA. He has nicely documented his progress thus far with great photos nicely organized on his site. Check it out. (Best in Microsoft Explorer)

Gig Giacona - Gig is a Zodiac 601 XL kit builder and very knowledgeable contributor to the Matronics Zenith list. He has created an excellent website with great photos and information. Worth a long look!

Dave Nimigon - Dave is building a 601XL from scratch and if his website is any indication it will be one nice addition to the Zenith family of planes.

Bill Morelli - Bill has been flying his kit built HDS for over 3 years and has 330 hours and closing in on 500 landings. His site has some construction tips as well as some problems he encountered with the Stratus Subaru installation.

Dave Alberti - Dave built a 601 HD with a Rotax 912ULS from a Kit he received in Dec. 1999. He earned his airworthiness Certificate in July 2003 and is now "Flying and loving it!" Lots of great construction photos.

Zodiac N601LV - A homepage of a Corvair-powered Zodiac being built by Vincent and Louis.

Matt Archer - Matt has progressed rather well. He is finished the tail and wings and about 75% on the Fuselage.

Rich Vetterli - Hello fellow XL builders and potential builders. This minimalist site is my attempt to share my successes and failures with the XL building community.

Todd Osborne - Todd is determined to finish his 601XL his first run at building ended in his having to sell his project for personal reasons, but now it looks like it is clear sailing for his second project. Check out his online building log.

The Boss (Chris Heintz) on his way to Oshkosh 2004, Standing beside Jeff Small's N6322T. P1010004.jpg (300620 bytes)

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**The following links provide access to 601 builders' websites providing photos and valuable construction details... (please advise us of your website link to add here** moderator@CH601.org )

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Brent Battles - A great website and builder from near Asheville, NC

Scott Laughlin - Scott is currently scratch building an 601 XL . There are lots of good photos of how he is tackling the fabrication and construction. Scratch builders can learn a lot from visiting this site

Larry McFarland - Larry is a machinist scratch building a 601 HDS. From the sound of it he will be flying soon. Larry has some excellent solutions for people who have to make their own parts. Great site!

Michel Therrien - Michel is a Canadian builder from Quebec. He is currently scratch building an 601 HD. Michel has done an excellent job of documenting his progress on his website.

Bill Sewell - Bill is a 601 XL kit builder from the USA. He has nicely documented his progress thus far with great photos nicely organized on his site. Check it out. (Best in Microsoft Explorer)

Gig Giacona - Gig is a Zodiac 601 XL kit builder and very knowledgeable contributor to the Matronics Zenith list. He has created an excellent website with great photos and information. Worth a long look!

Bill Morelli - Bill has been flying his kit built HDS for over 3 years and has 330 hours and closing in on 500 landings. His site has some construction tips as well as some problems he encountered with the Stratus Subaru installation.

Dave Alberti - Dave built a 601 HD with a Rotax 912ULS from a Kit he received in Dec. 1999. He earned his airworthiness Certificate in July 2003 and is now "Flying and loving it!" Lots of great construction photos.

Zodiac N601LV - A homepage of a Corvair-powered Zodiac being built by Vincent and Louis.

Matt Archer - Matt has progressed rather well. He is finished the tail and wings and about 75% on the Fuselage.

Todd Osborne - Todd is determined to finish his 601XL his first run at building ended in his having to sell his project for personal reasons, but now it looks like it is clear sailing for his second project. Check out his online building log.

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LINKS

The following links provide access to 601 builders' websites providing photos and valuable construction details... (please advise us of your website link to add here moderator@CH601.org )

Note: Not all web sites work well on all web browsers. If at first you don't succeed, try another browser.

Brent Battles - A great website and builder from near Asheville, NC

Scott Laughlin - Scott is currently scratch building an 601 XL . There are lots of good photos of how he is tackling the fabrication and construction. Scratch builders can learn a lot from visiting this site

Larry McFarland - Larry is a machinist scratch building a 601 HDS. From the sound of it he will be flying soon. Larry has some excellent solutions for people who have to make their own parts. Great site!

Michel Therrien - Michel is a Canadian builder from Quebec. He is currently scratch building an 601 HD. Michel has done an excellent job of documenting his progress on his website.

Bill Sewell - Bill is a 601 XL kit builder from the USA. He has nicely documented his progress thus far with great photos nicely organized on his site. Check it out. (Best in Microsoft Explorer)

Gig Giacona - Gig is a Zodiac 601 XL kit builder and very knowledgeable contributor to the Matronics Zenith list. He has created an excellent website with great photos and information. Worth a long look!

Bill Morelli - Bill has been flying his kit built HDS for over 3 years and has 330 hours and closing in on 500 landings. His site has some construction tips as well as some problems he encountered with the Stratus Subaru installation.

Dave Alberti - Dave built a 601 HD with a Rotax 912ULS from a Kit he received in Dec. 1999. He earned his airworthiness Certificate in July 2003 and is now "Flying and loving it!" Lots of great construction photos.

Zodiac N601LV - A homepage of a Corvair-powered Zodiac being built by Vincent and Louis.

Matt Archer - Matt has progressed rather well. He is finished the tail and wings and about 75% on the Fuselage.

Todd Osborne - Todd is determined to finish his 601XL his first run at building ended in his having to sell his project for personal reasons, but now it looks like it is clear sailing for his second project. Check out his online building log.

**The following links provide access to 601 builders' websites providing photos and valuable construction details... (please advise us of your website link to add here** moderator@CH601.org )