John D. Lassiter, Jr

Crossville, AL

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
ZODIAC CH 650
Project Status
Just started
Building From
Kit
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
worked on aircraft in the Air Force and am going to school for my A&P lic.

Comment Wall:

  • Bill Carter

    Welcome to the family.

    I wish you the all the best with your project. If you ever get the chance to visit the Zenith factory please take the time to stop by our builder assist facility too. We are their newest and nearest builder assist facility and like to have visitors. We are right here in Mexico, Mo., not far from the factory.

    Take care and good luck,

    Bill Carter

    American Light Sport Aircrafters

    Builder Assist & Assembly Center

    www.LightSportAircrafters.com

    Dec 23, 2011

  • Brad Rawls

    John, I did it a little different than most others. I have a drag racing background and one major safety item in racing is that you NEVER have the pumps or rubber fuel line in the passenger compartment.  What I did was mount the pump below the floor on the doubler that runs through the centerline of the plane.  The pumps are mounted in-line, one behind the other feeding into the regulator up front behind the nose wheel steering bearing. The whole thing is covered with a 'U" shape cover. It's directly behind the nose gear and below the cowling, so there is not a ton of added drag, but I am a lot more comfortable with all the possible fuel leaks outside the cabin and way behind the engine. For the fuel filters, I used inline stainless steel mesh screen filters mounted in the wings between the tank and fuselage  sides on stainless hose.  They are ran easy to get at thru the fuel access door at the bottom of each wing and compact.

     

    May 12, 2014