Copied Phil Smith's idea for seats.He posted here:

Light Weight Seats

I added memory foam found here:…

I am waiting on some aluminum to start on my fuselage, so in the mean time I am planning on tackling bending the upper front longerons.  Do you guys think I should wait until I have more of the fuselage done before I do this, or is it OK to tackle this right now?

Also, I have been hearing from some non-builder types that tell me that I could crack the longerons when doing this. Has anyone had this problem?

Also, does anyone have any tips or trick for me in…

Found this technique for hydroforming on the EAA video "how to" site.Works pretty good!

I decided I need to put drain holes in the skin under the fuel pump area. These scuppers will go over the drain holes.

I finally ordered the 650B Airframe Kit; Led Nav / Strobe / Position Light Kit; Landing Light Kit; Long Range Fuel Tanks; Aileron Trim Tab Kit; and the Wing Baggage Locker Kit. I will make the trek to Mexico, MO on July 23rd to pick everything up! I sure hope it fits in the luggage area of my 1975 Corvette or I…

  I just realized I haven't posted an update here in over a year.  I've been updating at my plane blog over at Jeff Builds a Plane instead.

  Go there for updates!

I have a row of rivets to measure out.  The plans inform A5 with a 20mm pitch, and do not specify how many rivets in the row.  I figure that (5/32) *3 = 15/32. So, I marked my first two rivets at both ends of my L stiffener at 15/32 from the short and long edge.  Then, I measured out the distance in mm between the two marks and came up with a number that does not fall on a perfect 20 mm spacing.  Furthermore, my plans do not inform of a normal rivet spacing tolerance.  I called zenith for…

Painted the tail feathers yesterday.Urethane epoxy from NAPA. Used alumiprep followed by alodine prior to priming.

Bought the Kuntzleman from Spruce. Installing in the lower cowl. The spray nine bottle is just the right…

Here is my idea for an economy AOA pitot. I added the second tube to the Zenith supplied pitot.

My alum welding leaves a bit to be desired....I will sand down the big lumps prior to installing.

Decided to try a naca inlet for the oil cooler. I will keep a close eye on oil temps as I move into testing.

This naca was bought off amazon,made by "Butler", with 3 inch outlet.  $19.99…

Viking Running:

Sorry for the poor quality video. Good camera is broken.

Steven…

Received the ECU yesterday, installed today. Might get to run the engine…

I am acquiring an amphibious 701 with Rotax 914 turbo, and constant speed prop. Can't wait to get to know it.

I live on a lake , so water ops are no problem. But, need some advice on possible land ops.

 My property has a 300' stretch that could be used as a strip. Wires at one end will mean one way ops.  25' trees at other end, about 50' beyond threshold.

 I am a 4500 hour, Comml & Inst guy with lots of experience on grass. But zero time in a 701 ,…

Put the aft cable fairleads inside the fuselage. The last pic doesn't show it, but the cable is clear all the way round (no…

Since the Z factory does not have a 750 demonstrator with UL power, and UL power now has six cylinder engines available, would'nt it be great to see the factory put toghether a "Super STOL 750" with 150 HP?

Just wishing....I am sure Sebastien would do it if I sent him a check!

It would also be really cool to see a cross country "Non STOL" version of the 750 with a new aerodynamic high speed wing.  This would give builders a high wing alternative to the CH650. 

Made a rib shaped like the rudder to hold the dorsal fin in shape. Needs trimming for the elevator to finish…

Got the cowling fitted.

Roger and I were in Tulsa earlier this week to show our planes at EAA Chapter 10's monthly meeting.  We flew both the Zenith CH 650 and the STOL…

Hello all.

In 1997 when I first began building my CH601 HDS tail wheel airplane the hot engine to use was the EA-81 Subaru. So I obtained one of these engines. I was also told by many that an Lycoming 0235 would be way too heavy. So installed the Subie. Engine has ran well for over 7 years but has had problems with keeping rings in it. Keep loosing compression, replaced rings 2 twice after the intical rebuild. Also had heads rebuilt by Ram. Engine also ran hot in the 220 range. I…