Bill W. Proctor
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  • Valley Springs, CA
  • United States
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Chumphol Sirinavin Jan 15, 2010. 1 Reply

 

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Aircraft Model
STOL CH 701
Project Status
Nearly done
Building From
Kit
Building Experience
No Experience
Flying Experience
Commercial / CFI
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
Retired TWA Captain: all components complete; time for painting, engine and electronics....MARCH 15, 2009

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At 11:04am on December 11, 2010, Roger Wibbels said…

Bill

I am currently building a 701 (40% complete) down in Atwater, Ca.  I also have my own strip; about 1400 feet of leveled pasture.  Mowing is a bear with only lawn tractors, so this year I'm trying some roundup.  I only keep the grass down right now so I can find the gophers. I had an X-air a couple of years ago, but sold it to build the 701.  Think I'm going to leave mine unpainted for the time being.  I'll be using a Jabiru 2200, and probably leaving the slats off.

 

Roger Wibbels

Atwater, Ca.

At 8:03am on January 29, 2010, Lee DeLano said…
Bill
Got your directions, will confirm with you our meeting for Monday, 10am.
Looking forward to seeing your project and strip.
Lee
At 3:23am on January 15, 2010, Bill W. Proctor said…
Lee, I will be home or near-by for the next two weeks..209-772-1183 home or 925-699-3253 cell phone. We are about 25 miles East of Lodi on Hwy 12 which goes up to San Andreas. Our address is 5251 Oak Hollow Road, Valley Springs.CA. We are actually in the Burson area 7 miles west of Valley springs on Hwy 12. When traveling East on Hwy 12; just before Burson there is a road, Messing Road, which only goes to the right(South) turn south on Messing for abont one mile. Where Messing makes a ninety degree right turn you turn left onto Oak Hollow Road. 5251 is the last driveway on the left just before the cul-d-sac turn around. It is a gravel drive and you can not see the house until you go up the drive way about 600 feet and turn to the right. Well hidden!! I see Zenith is advertising the rudder kit for the 701 at $375.00 Bill
At 8:56am on January 13, 2010, Lee DeLano said…
Bill,
My schedule is relatively open for the next week or so - let me know when it would be convenient for pick-up. I'll need some directions to your house.
Thanks, Lee
At 11:31pm on January 11, 2010, Bill W. Proctor said…
Lee, I have all the rudder parts set aside for you when you want them. Price will be 1/2 of the current price of a rudder package from zenith. I will check and see what the current price structure is. Bill
At 9:29am on January 9, 2010, Lee DeLano said…
Bill,
Things have calmed down here - got moved OK, made the house/property livable and can now concentrate on my repairs. Hopefully, you still have the rudder available. I will be calling you soon and arrange for a pick-up.
Your photos indicate you are nearly done and should be flying soon, good luck.
Lee
At 2:15pm on August 9, 2009, Mark Sherman said…
Bill.

I flew over B.I.A. this morning, I didn't get to low. so as to not upset your neighbors. I'm guessing the neighbor to the west with the horse corral is the one to look out for?

I think I will need a little more parctice before I venture in to your back yard.
Talk to you soon.

Mark S.
At 4:03pm on August 2, 2009, Dan Wilde said…
Bill: As I rember I wrapped the jury struts in carboard and squeezed the ends as shown in 7-V-10 until they fit in the brackets. I then had to grind/shape the jury strut caps to fit inside the strut.

Sorry I did not get back to you sooner but I had to make an emergency visit to Elko, NV.


Dan Wilde
At 7:30pm on July 20, 2009, Dan Wilde said…
Bill: I will not be doing much flying until the weather cools off. I flew last Saturday and with the temperature inversion, it kept getting hotter the higher I flew and my engine water temps were getting close to red line. If I would have kept climbing I know it would have been cooler but where is the fun hanging out at 6,000 feet?

The engine you are looking at is interesting but it seems to be priced about the same as Rotax or Jabiru. I do like the idea of the FADAC and fuel injection. One of the issues with new engines on the market is the lack of local dealers and maintenance facilities.

Dan
At 1:12pm on July 11, 2009, Rick Lach said…
Hi Bill,

I have made a mistake on the Invoice for the Strut Fairing Kits. Please forward me your e-mail address so I can communicate directly with you.

Thanks

Rick

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