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First Flight: Zenith CH 650
I am happy to report another CH650 inauguration as I took N987XL on its maiden flight last night at New Century Airport (IXD), Olathe, Kansas. All went well as I made 3 wide orbits at pattern altitude before landing. The airport is towered, so the only video I have is so far from the runway that you can’t even tell what kind of plane it is and not worth posting. Besides, the grin on my face would have blocked the view, anyway.
My thanks go to all of you for so many posts to the site and especially to Roger at Zenith Aircraft for so patiently putting up with years of questions. I hope to be beating more air molecules into submission soon.
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Comment by Ronald W. Gorsline on May 20, 2015 at 5:53am
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The plane and smile both look great, I hope to experience the same with my 650 this Fall.
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Comment by Thomas Jackson on May 15, 2015 at 9:35am
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Yes, the grin is always great and it doesn't stop. Good looking 650. Now it's time to fly.
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Comment by John Richardson on May 15, 2015 at 7:44am
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Thanks again all! Cecil, it's been a long time since I've had sweet potato pie. And Christopher, I hadn't planned on the Securitas uniform but I got off work and all the stars were aligned for a maiden flight and my wife took the pic right after I landed. I just noticed the picture shows duct tape on the leading edge of the wing. It is just there to temporarily hold the rubber trim down until I can get it painted, then glued. A few more thousand bucks to look forward to.
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Comment by Christopher Primus Ward Jr. on May 15, 2015 at 7:11am
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Hello happy for you I am building a 750 c and work for Securitas in Jefferson City. May you have many years of flying your bird.
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Comment by Cecil Jimeson on May 14, 2015 at 9:46pm
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You have a grin just like a possum getting his first taste of sweet potato pie with toasted marshmallow topping!!! Good going.
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Comment by Douglas Kupersmith on May 14, 2015 at 4:02pm
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Congratulations John! You and your plane look great!
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Congratulations!
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Comment by Mark Miller on May 14, 2015 at 1:35pm
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Congrats- it looks great. Hope to be joining you in the air with my 650 this summer up in Omaha
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Comment by David A Kadel on May 14, 2015 at 12:56pm
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Great news and you do look very happy!
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Comment by Joe Gesior on May 14, 2015 at 12:26pm
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Congrats. Your 650 is looking nice!
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