Tracy Smith

Male

Mount Ida, AR

United States

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
STOL CH 701
Project Status
Nearly done
Building From
Plans-only
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Other
Building Experience
Have already built an airplane
Flying Experience
Sport Pilot (or Ultralight)
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
Have already built an x-air F-model,Zenith 701,and am currently building a 601.I am A welder and mechanic and Airport bum.My 701 is hangered at Bearce field in Mount Ida Arkansas

Comment Wall:

  • Walt Snyder

    Tracy, great job on the 582. You'll get naysayers of the 2 stroke 582, but mine became real quiet when I pointed out that my 582 carried my butt across the US four times, 30,000 miles, with never so much as a hiccup.  Properly maintained, its a great engine, and you can't argue with 30,000 miles. Not one problem. 

    Walt Snyder

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5EpKHcYvuQ

    Jul 13, 2014

  • Joe Harrington

    I will echo Walt’s comment. I have over 1000 hours on Rotax two strokes. Once I learned to operate and maintain them correctly, I had no trouble. If you take the time to learn the engine and how best to treat it, they are great engines. I loved my 582.

    Joe

    Jul 13, 2014

  • Andre Levesque

    I dont see any problem with the Rotax 582....The Naysayers should take a look at  how many Challenger Ultralights  use the Rotax 582???    hundreds if not thousands of them without problems.

    Any engine requires proper maintenance regardless of the TBO. 

    IMHO

    Andre

    Great looking plane...have fun building and safe flying.

    Aug 6, 2014