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FAA Issues Special Airworthiness Information
Bulletin CE-10-08 (Nov. 7, 2009): Zodiac CH601 XL
Further to the issuance of the FAA
Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB): CE-10-08, Zenith
Aircraft Company advises all owners of Zodiac CH 601 XL aircraft to follow the recommendations contained in
the SAIB.
EAA
reports that "the FAA's investigation, done in cooperation with the
aircraft manufacturer, uncovered areas of concern... As a result, the FAA is
strongly recommending that owners and operators of Zodiac CH601XL and CH650
aircraft comply with actions outlined in a forthcoming safety
directive/alert to address those concerns. The FAA is urging that the
aircraft not be flown until the maintenance is completed."
AMD, manufacturer of the Zodiac CH 601 XL S-LSA (factory-built aircraft),
has issued a Safety Alert
/ Safety Directive (November 7, 2009) which outlines procedures required to resume normal operations (prior to the
July 7, 2009 Letter from Chris Heintz limitations), including upgrades
outlined on Drawings
6-ZU-1, 6-ZU-2, and 6-ZU-3, and LAA Balance Aileron. The FAA
SAIB document recommends that all owners comply to the AMD Safety Alert /
Safety Directive before further flight.
We have drafted the following Questions
and Answers with Chris Heintz document to help builders and owners
understand these upgrades, which were recently structurally tested and
independently verified (Document396).
An Upgrade Package will be made available to all builders and owners of kit
versions of the aircraft, including detailed drawings and step-by-step installation
instructions.
Zenith Aircraft
Company has been and continues to install the Upgrade Package in the factory
demonstrator Zodiac CH 601 XL. Click
here to follow our progress. We have been verifying the drawings
and documenting the process for the builder manuals as we have been
installing the Upgrade Package, and making sure that all parts fit properly,
and that there is access to install them... and we've made a few updates in
the process. We have started
making the parts for the Upgrade Kit, and we expect to be able to start
shipping later next week, and we will post details for builders and owners
to order their Upgrade Package.
Note, the above Special Advisory applies only to the 601 XL and the 650
LSA models which use the same wing structure. This Advisory does not
apply to the Zodiac 601 HD or other Zodiac 601 models. For further
clarification contact Zenith Aircraft Company or their Canadian dealer,
Can-Zac Aviation (
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In co-operation with Park Aviation Services Limited, we are pleased to announce that the Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada has an insurance program for aeroplanes registered as Canadian ultralights and the pilots who fly them.
