Kevin Collins

Male

Fairlie

New Zealand

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model: STOL CH 701
Project Status: Flying
Building From: Purchased finished aircraft
Engine installed (or plan to install): Other
Building Experience: Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience: Sport Pilot (or Ultralight)
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info: bought zk jrt, built by julian thornton in 2005. has been in my care for three months now (december 2012)
As of today 9/25/15 JRT is now at the end of a rebuild and should be flying again within a month or so.
Home Airport (ie. KMYJ): private farm strip.

Jock Struthers

Good to see a new member in NZ although its not an extra aircraft in the NZ fleet.

Re the vineyard, I havent measured the distance, I drove my car down it at speed before hand and knew it was plenty long enough - it was just so small and narrow from the air - compared with Omaka with its 1300m grass strip in a paddock almost as wide as it is long.- Id guess at about 250 - 300m for the level area in the photo - will actually go and measure it sometime - count the posts, but I could have safey had half the length that still morning after landing on the mark and not really braking except tp park.

Have you seen this website http://www.acomodata.com/zenair701/index.htm - my bible!

emial me on jstruthers at glenhill dot co dot nz and I'll introduce you to our informal "701 club" leader. Will be nice to have another south islander on board

Jock

Dec 6, 2012
ulis temos

This is one of many groups that winter in our area. They don't tast very good they are mostly feathers.

Mar 10, 2013