Elmer Webster's STOL CH 701, as featured in the July 2009 issue of Kitplanes magazine (Completions, page 70)

Elmer wrote:
"Take two winters of evenings and weekends, add the engineering genius of Chris Heintz, and stir in a few dollars. The result is N701ET, a really tough little sport flier! The Zenith CH 701 kit was a snap to build and the easiest plane to fly I've ever seen. Built and trimmed exactly to the plans, the first flight was essentially hands-off with no surprises. It has a Rotax 912S powerplant, long range tanks and many little extras. I also added the tail feathers VGs, and after 55 hours, 50- to 60-foot takeoffs are routine. Wheel skis and floats are next on the agenda! An ideal fishing machine, it can be seen here, resting in its natural habitat on a riverbank in south central Alaska."

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Comment by Sebastien Heintz on May 19, 2009 at 3:35pm
Notice the fishing rod!

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