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Tracy Buttles
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- New London, WI
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Whats on the back of your car???
Started this discussion. Last reply by Marty de la Motte Mar 21, 2013. 2 Replies 1 Like
601xl CoG
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Treat Oct 5, 2011. 13 Replies 0 Likes
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- STOL CH 701, STOL CH 750, STOL CH 801, ZODIAC CH 601, ZODIAC XL
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Open house
Posted on September 22, 2014 at 8:38am 0 Comments 3 Likes
I can not thank the EAA and Charlie Becker enough for letting me be involved in both programs , the staff build and the one week wonder and for Zenith and their… Continue
Lift hooks
Posted on May 29, 2014 at 8:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Not made from any plans ,and I didn't do any engineering on the material thickness , I just knew I wanted I thinker than the material in the upper spar carry though . I figure if it was thicker than that I would be more than enough
You wouldn't need then that often , but they would be handy
I just bent up some 1/8 4130 around the with of the front spar attachment point on the fuse and bought a forged eyelet from a… Continue
Rivet Removal
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:40am 5 Comments 4 Likes
I recently have had to do some repair /replace work and I have had to do a lot of rivet removal.
I thought I would share a little info on this subject
Most of the rivets on Zenith Aircraft are the Avex blind rivets . A4 or A5 in size
I have found that the A5 are a little easier to remove that the A4s.
You just want to remove the head and not try to dill it all the way out . Most of the time when you remove the head the reat of the rivet will easilly…
ContinueRoot fairing stiffner
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 4:54pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I just got done installing a root fairing on a 750 . I had noticed some weakness in the sheet metal along the curve on it and also on others 750s and 701s , I have also seen some root fairings with lots of dimples and waves . A few have developed small cracks from the oil canning of this area. Thought I would show what I had done on this 750 and can easily be done on other 750s or 701s
I just marked a line down the center of the fairing panel and started about 10mm from the spar .…
Continue801 rear spar attachment
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:22pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Here are a few pics of the 801 spar atachment nd the 750
the 801 I have in my hand you can see the size differance(A5 on the 801 A6 on the 750) and on the other pics you can see the rivet size,spacing and use of an-3 bolts on the 750
we are talking a usefull load of 1050 in the 801 versus 580 (I know it can be registered above light sport) 750
I might at least put…
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Tracy,
I see you are listed as a builder's assist program for the zenith 750. Are you still doing this? I tried the email they have on the Zenith site but it isn't deliverable. My wife and I have been building the 750 and would like a professional to help us once we finish all of the metal main parts. Let me know if you are in the business and how it works. Thanks Jeff McNabb
Yes please. A few things. What are the true performance numbers of that plane using the 100HP(or less) Continental? And I was curious about the need for a fuel pump at high angles of attack. I didn't think I would need a fuel pump with a carb on a high wing. And it looks as though that was determined when tying down the tail and taking a measurement with a level?
Yes, will do Tracy, & per time zone will not call late. I know the starboard wing aileron push-pull tube was rubbing. Will find out what the other tweaks are- 3300 CHT's, EGT's, etc., as I had even discussed the potentiality to convert over to Aero Vee carb vs. Bing. The Bing is also notorious for cold weather starting. The FC-10 fuel sender + guage needed to be installed. In the Winter does your grass strip get cleared enough for Matt, Popeye or you to fly? If I don't call you Thurs. eve per too late, it may be a few days as I have to leave on a business trip Fri. for a week + would then call you Sun. or Mon. Regards.
Tracy,
Forgot to answer one of your questions...I don't have any landing light. I was considering adding just one 3" circular LCD assy. just above the nose wheel, but I didn't follow through on that yet. I'm a VFR Sport Pilot, so I'm not sure what a landing light will do for me, other than maybe helping others see me coming!
Jim
Dave Roloff said you have experience flying the CH 650 or 601XL. I’m looking for information on short field take off from sod runway. What have you gotten for the amount of takeoff distance?
Thanks Fred
Tracy
Thanks for Pegazair I.D.
For the life of me I could not remember the name of the aircraft.
There used to be such a map. I think it was on Frappr, but it's gone now.
If it's not something that's very visible (e.g., front page of zenith.aero), it will be forgotten and become obsolete real quick.
Cheers
Carlos
My contact email is:
ch701builder@yahoo.com
Wanting stats on any 701-914 combo.
Keith Ashcraft
N 38.9940
W 105.1305
Alt. 9,100'
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