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Ok to build from previously purchased/used plans?

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JayKoit

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Location
Los Angeles, CA
Hi everybody,

looking for thoughts on this...

I was recently gifted a set of Zenith 601 XL plans. The owner had passed away and I’m not sure if he ever finished the plane or not (I received them from a friend of his). If I were to build that plane from these plans, would that be considered wrong or unethical in anyway, since I didn’t buy them directly from Zenith? I would still of course order many parts from Zenith (including the wing mod, of course!!), so they would still have my business, but I just wanted to see what the community thought about doing so. I’ve actually wondered for a long time, since I have seen lots of old plans sets for sale on barnstormers over the years.

Thanks!
 
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