Scott Ehni

Male

Trinity, TX

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
STOL CH 701
Project Status
Flying
Building From
Plans-only
Building Experience
No Experience
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
Own a sheetmetel fab shop

Comment Wall:

  • STEVEN and TARA SMITH

    Scott
    Love the bambi photo
    Your plane is gorgious
    give us more details on the project, the engine, hp, etc...
    Steven and Tara

    Jan 19, 2010

  • Jonathan Porter

    Hi Scott - love the turbine install!!! Makes it look like a Pilatus!!!

    Quick question... you have mounted the wing root skins differently... why? What do you have in store for this area?

    Wonderful work - and it has really inspired our workshop girls - thanks for the pics!

    Jonathan and the Ghana Gang

    Feb 11, 2010

  • Scott Ehni

    I think you might be referring ti the 4 tabs on top of the chromoly frame. If so those are for a lifting frame attachment so we can lift it to put on the floats and we have an electric winch system to raise it to the top of the hanger to save space
    Scott

    Feb 11, 2010

  • joseph aloof

    HI SCOTT NICE JOB HAS THE PLANE FLOWN YET IF NOT WHEN IS THE FIRST FLIGHT HOW MUCH DOES IT WEIGHT AND ABOUT HOW MUCH IF YOU SELL THEM DID YOU DESIGHN IT YOURSELF?? JOE THANX LOOKS VERY NICE

    Feb 11, 2010

  • Scott Ehni

    The 701 is in my opinion one of the best airplanes in the world at doing the job it was designed for.It is designed for the masses and is safe in almost anyone's hands. My intentions for this project was not to improve or redesign this wonderful airplane. I have a fabrication company and have all kinds of wonderful equipment and the skill to use it. I have long had a fascination with the 701 and wanted to find out what it might be like if it were built in a mil-spec manner with a turbine power plant. I have no intention of producing any more 701. My next project is a flying boat like you have not yet seen. We will be flight testing this 701 this spring and hope to take the other 2 on amphib floats to Oshkosh in 2011 It looks like we will be right at 600lbs
    Scott

    Feb 11, 2010

  • Jim Huckins

    Scott looks a lot like the North end of lake Livingston, I pass through frequently going to Woodville. Where a bouts is your shop ?

    Dec 2, 2010

  • john w kreeger jr

    at 9:54 pm on jan 2011, john k

    dear scott i have a jfs 100-13 turbine engine and i am in the process of converting the

    governor into a throttle and building a test stand, my question is were did you get your

    propellor and driveshaft setup. can you help me with this,thank you.

    kreeger.bill@yahoo.com

    Jan 4, 2011

  • john w kreeger jr

    hello scott, thank you for answering my email. i am very interested in possibly getting some prints of the driveshaft setup , so i might be able to have one made here. i also noticed that you changed drive setups with the new turbine engine , i believe that to be a newer jfs 100 , if i am successful in getting this engine running , i would like to put it in a 750 zodiac. john kreeger.               kreeger.bill@yahoo.com

     

     

    Jan 6, 2011

  • Jim Huckins

    Scott, have the main gear off, was planning to drive thursday night to East Texas and possibly come by your shop on Friday 1/21 for main gear adjustment. Does that work for you ? My camp is at Woodville.

    Jan 18, 2011

  • Robert Crawford

    Scott, how did you achieve the bubble on the doors?

    Bob

    Jan 27, 2011

  • Joseph Begany

    Scott

    Will you be able to post some numbers on the performance soon?  Way cool project.  I would like to follow along with your progress.

    Joe B

    Thanks

    Apr 28, 2011

  • Ken Ryan

    Scott, the price is $23,500 and that includes engine mount, cowling and a bunch of other firewall forward stuff, some of it quite valuable. Reason for sale: sold my airframe.

    Jan 29, 2013