the paper work should be here end of next week. 9 more sleeps

so far i am very happy with the subaru .hopefully i will be in the air this week .i have been flying in a friends 701 with a 20,000 hour pilot to prepare for my fist flight. it was very windy both last week and yesterday, we were the only ones flying due to the wind, but i think i have learned more flying with him in the wind than i have since  i started flying.it has given me more confidence in the 701 and in my own flying ability . i now know that i  have chosen the right plane for the flying we have to deal with on  coast of British columbia and i am looking forward to getting mine in the air .i will keep you posted

thanks jim C-GHWA  

Hi Norman,

The model is nearly finished and within a week or two will be taking to the sky after doing groung runs and bunny hops to get the trimming right.

I'm setting up the servo rate to be as gentle as possible. After all it is not a stunt plane although the motor is powerfull enough for the 5 and a half lb plane to hang on the prop here in the house (i'm hanging on of course).

As soon as all is to my satisfaction and the plane is flying and trimmed out correctly, I'll get a couple of videos done and posted on this site. 

Hi norm still waiting, called tc today and got tranfered to a million different places still trying to find out who has it   and whats the hold up,  maybe it will be in the mail today .the mdra inspector that came and passed my plane  is on a 4 week holiday in the baha so i cant talk to him  about it. although he called me before he left and said he was maling it that day .

that was 22 days ago .it was supose to take 7 to 10 days . im not very patient with stuff like this but for now i just have to wait .  i will let you know as soon as it arrives 

missing some great flying weather here in b.c. 

by for now

Hi Norman, I am making a start on my wing construction,would you be able to send me your photo (uncompressed) of you beanie mod drawing so I can make up the new route ribs etc.

thx

Raymond

Hi please could you send me your drawing (uncompressed) of the beanie mod as I am starting my wing construction

thx

Raymond

hi norm my deployment speed for the flaps  is 60 to 65 works good but i moved the C ofG back a little by moving my batery back a bit an it gave me more elevator with power off still inside the envelope even at gross wieght though .it sure drops a bit  when you take the flaps off in flight , all good . lousy weather today looks like i got to wait until thersday to fly here 

hi norm  i will send the pictures of the muffler as soon as i find the cord to upload them to the computer  .how did the beanie mod efect the elevator with power off i seem to have a stalling elevator at full idle at slower speed even with the vgs under the  elevator i ,did the beanie mode help with this

thx jim

Thanks for the heads up Norm.  I looked at the SB and it does not apply to my engine.

hi norm i gave them my journey log book , my log book and a copy of the climb test  700 feet a miniut at 60 miles per hour 20 deg outside temp at full gross. cruzing at 85 mph @ 4700 rpm  . at 5200 rpm  i get 95 miles per hour level flight at 4700 rpm i am burning 17. 98 litres per hour  climbed to 10,000 feet no problems very happy with every thing.  i will send some pictures soon . 

yessss,,,norm, je travaille beaucoup l'été environ 60hrs semaine donc.....pas facile.

je vais commencer a faire les moule du 750 bientot .j'ai beaucoup d'alu en stock pour pouvoir débuter.puis la je tombe en vacances friday......on se rejase Mario!!!

salut norm!!!moi, ca va.travaille fort en titi.

je devrai commencer mon 750 d'ici peut.

hi norm

yes I am interested.

how much and when you say converted does it have a re drive ext  ext

where is it located

thanks Jim

how was night flying

hi norm

no, by the time I got on the ground it had cooled a little and I was able to turn the prop by hand but the compression was gone, it turns easily . im going to take it apart this weekend and make a decision if its rebuildable or not . sucks because the engine was working great

well you now know it will run about 5 minutes without oil  hahaha

hope I can save the cam because I had it ground special and it was pumping out around 115 horse power I was very happy with every thing .and having lots of fun with it .

sure glad I built a 701 as I cleared the lights at the end of the runway, she was still flying at 30 mph   and I had about a 75 foot landing  dead stick .try that with a harmon rocket hahaha . 

hi norm this engine is a stock ea 81 hydraulic lifter motor and it works better than my other one which was a solid  lifter motor with a cam from stratus.

this one is much smoother and a little more power  and runs cooler to ,who would have thought

is yours solid lifter or hydraulic

beanie mod is next

saw you took your slats off and put vgs, how was that, do you recommend it

Norm

Aircraft Spruce #06-00823 Shock Cord Ring 1080HD. Check your plans in case the CH701 uses a different number. The 1080HD is used on the CH601HD also....2 per main gear and 1 on the nose.

Bob

Normand, thanks for the quick reply.  That is exactly my intention...Build a CruZer with the STOL landing gear and add VG's...trying to figure out engine choices...not 100% sold on the UL 350is...wondering if a Rotax 912 or 912is will get me over 100mph???  Not sure!!

THANKS  Normand, for the info , my 701 came in at 652lbs empty with a C65-8 continental 65hp tapered shaft

You most certainly can do whatever you want with that checklist.  Remember its a rough draft and the numbers are not all worked out.

hi Norm

have you done the symettrical horizontal stab mod?

Joe

hi Normand

hi Norm

i bt new spars from Zenith and changed the flange angle on the rear one for the new airfoil. same size as plans. less trouble for me to build from scratch rather than tear out and redo. lotsa info out there. try google 701 symettrical horizontal stab. kept the angl of incidence the same but that was a guess. works much better. worth the trouble

Hi Norm

I didn't build a new elevator. The plans version works ok for me. I kept the original stab in case I didn't like the new one. It's in the rafters now.

Joe

Hi Norm,

No, I did not fabricate ribs for the 701. All the parts I mad with my CNC are for the 750.

It took me half a day to make all the ribs for the slats with my CNC...... what a time saver.

I'm waiting for some ALuminum to cover the slats and I'm working on the spars now.

I have to make an 8 foot bending brake and then start .

I designed all the ribs for the wings and all the parts required. Once ready...press the button and out comes the parts...lol  

I make the form block on the router CNC as well....saves allot of time

It will come in handy when I start making skis and floats...lol

And you?  what are you playing around with these days??

Andre

Hi Norm,

Nice to see you're keeping busy. Can't wait for the pilot reports on your mods !!!

As for the wings being enlarged by a foot, you should contact Bob Pelland on this board. He's a buddy of mine building a 701 and a 750. He may be willing to part with some parts you are looking for. I know he has a set of 701 wings with an extra foot on each side. His craftmanship is second to none.

Take care and keep us up to date on your progress.

We should get together sometimes.

Andrre

Hi Norm! Point taken - picture changed :)

I have started flying only last summer, 4 solo flying hours so far. There are two more 701s in the area but the others do not speak English. zbyszekKedziora is one of them (see his profile for some pics) and basically he has asked me to contact you with question about wing fences and the beanie installed on your plane - what are the differences / advantages comparing to original set-up without slats?

Regards,

Janusz

 Hi !  I took off on tires with about 2" of snow on the ground . I paced 48 ( yards ) on take off and 73 on landing . My nose wheel was off in about 12 feet . Can't wait to put the skis on and get out on the lakes once they are frozen .  

 Love my 701 - Be safe and have fun .

    : Garth

Norm,several reasons , If you set your gross at the lsa max 1320 , the 701 has a LOT more usable , it also takes off shorter , lands shorter , has less cost to operate, less cost to build , takes up less space in hanger, and is a more responsive plane to fly , its the difference between flying a Lopriste, and another cessna, it has short field performance unmatched by ANY other plane , even ones costing twice as much , none of this matters much if you are flying lower 48 airports , but is life or death in some places in Alaska...BOB

Nice, EA81 installation - did you have to add weight in the tail to balance it?

Thanks for the Ram Performance tip - they aren't far from me!  I build Subaru powered racecars (FFR 818-R's) so I am familiar with the engines. Can you still do a short takeoff with it? 

Cool, thanks for the info.  On the partially finished aircraft I purchased, the leading edge slats look like they are crooked and I was thinking about removing them.

STOL: I used to have an Alarus 2000 (Zenair CH2000) and it was the same way, you could chop power and bring it in for very short landings. There are a few short grass fields around here ~800-1000ft and wanted to make sure that choosing a Soobie wasn't going to handicap the plane.  I read so much negative stuff on the Subaru that I was worried.  

What is the Beanie mod?

Hi Norm:  I'm still kicking.  I'll bet ur glad winter is fading.

I have the Matco split rims but opted for tubes to keep tires from going flat if bead slips open due to low air pressure.

I can't understand how your nose gear tire spun on the rim.  So if you know of a type of suitable adhesive for the tire bead to rim, let me know. I read about an Alaskan pilot whipped up some bannock dough to stuff into a flat tire. Heated the bannock with a wood fire until the dough rose then made a take off. I don't want to try this.  Thanks    Brian

Hi Normand:

just checking your photos.  I am really impressed with your free thinking of directing the engine exhaust into the external instrument venturi.  Absolutely brilliant solution to the high angle and slow flying of the 701 which can badly affect vacuum stability for instruments and no chance of getting plugged with snow or ice. Elegant!!

Cheers,Brian

Hi Norm:

I have no idea how to post pictures but I guess it is time I learned. So I'll call Zenith tomorrow. Been really enjoying the build and the advice I get from others including yourself. Torqued the HStab down today.  Within 3 mm of square. I may just settle for this.

Put rubber pads on elevator stops. I hate the clunking of metal to metal. Never a good thing.    Brian

Thanks

HI Normand, do you have a annual inspection check list to follow for a amature built 701 or do you know where I can get one  THANKS 

Hi Normand,

Agreed - I was lucky only the tail was complete. Not too much work at the end. I can just imagine having to drill the rivets on 2 wings...... ouch. Thanks for the feedback.

Alain

Hi Norm.

Welcome to the 701 frat, hope we meet sometime.

Carl

Hi Normand :  Thanks for the comment.   I feel Zenair has forgotten the original 200/250/300 series that gave them their start.  Good luck with your projects !!  Dave Warr.

Hi Norm,

Yeah I definitely need to post some more pictures. 

I'm still waiting on a handful or back-ordered parts from Zenith before I can continue with the tail. Very nice there are some closer people.

Good luck with your build!

I building to third edition.  However, I'm using a custom STOL nose rib.  The nose rib I'm using droops down about 1 inch and it's length is about the same as the regular nose rib plus the slat.  (~14 inches) There's 4 or 5 builders using this nose rib.  There's one CH-701 that flying with it.  The shape was modeled and a section of it was strapped on to the wing of this CH-701 and yarn tested.  This shape yields most of the STOL and a lot less drag across most angles of attack and airspeed.