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Friday March 29th, 2013 to Monday April 1st,2013
I got the 701 out again and flew around for touch and goes... Much better elevator response at all speeds but more noticeable on landings. I also like the added headroom ... I got 3.1 hours before going back in and got the Beanie pilot window installed. Requires patience but not that difficult. Don't forget to weatherproof all rivets and joints otherwise you'll love your new installed shower !!!
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ContinueAdded by Normand Lambert on April 3, 2013 at 10:08pm — 2 Comments
I'm reposting this for those of you that don't have a canopy safety lock. There are other options, don't choose, none of the above.
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We had this discussion a year or so ago, I installed a temporary solution until I was able to come up with a simple solution. The potential problem had been the canopy opening in flight, not a good thing. Like many of you, I wanted to add a Lock/latch/pin that was engaged after closing the canopy and engaging the…
ContinueAdded by Jake Reyna on March 31, 2013 at 7:44am — 3 Comments
Added by Domingo Batista on March 26, 2013 at 1:57pm — No Comments
Just finished making the 4 slats and had the unpleasant task of rejecting 1 outboard slat due to dissimilar profile to the other 3. De- riveted and made up 3 new ribs to reassemble. The cause of the problem was the nose of the ribs were not fitted 100% correct so when all is done and riveted the resulting curve profile is different to the mating slat, ie you cant get the 2 slats, inboard and outboard to slide together. So tip to fellow scratch builders doing slats is make absolutely sure the…
ContinueAdded by Raymond Paul on March 19, 2013 at 4:52am — No Comments
Elevator Completed. Now I will take it apart for deburring and prime. EAA advisor came out and looked at the tail section and said everything looks good. No concerns at all. Clearly he did not look close enough. :) I am going to put the final rivets in this week. The fuse kit will be here next week.
Added by Doug Schmalzel on March 18, 2013 at 11:28am — No Comments
Those who know what we do will remember that we are authorised to drop health education materials to rural communities using our specially modified, Rotax 912iS powered, STOL CH 701 aircraft. As part of this we made the first ever aerial supply drops into the Afram…
ContinueAdded by Jonathan Porter on March 18, 2013 at 6:30am — 3 Comments
Did a long cross-country on Saturday. It was a 300NM flight, taking 5 hours of time (including touch and gos, ect). 19.5 gallons burned.
Landed at four airports that were new to me and to the 7-Oh-Fun.
That leaves only 11 public airports in Western Washington that I have not landed the 701 at.
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ContinueAdded by John Marzulli on March 10, 2013 at 11:00am — 2 Comments
What have you heard and/or experienced regarding use of a variable pitch Ivo prop with a 360 Lycoming in a Zenith 801? I will appreciate all comments, thoughts, etc. Thanks, Ed
Added by edward bilbao on March 9, 2013 at 1:10pm — 4 Comments
Headed to the EAA meeting tonight to arrange for and advisor come out and bless my tail section before I rivet the skins. The fuse kit is supposed to ship on the 25th. I need to make room. I wonder how tail heavy my flightstar would be with a Zeith tail section? I cant help myself it is soooo shiny. Boy i sure like shiny.
Added by Doug Schmalzel on March 7, 2013 at 11:05am — No Comments
Finally we have reached the point where we consider that we have expressed how we have established our fuel system for the 912iS in our test bed CH701. No, it does not contain all that we wanted to, but we feel that it conveys the points about what we have done, why we have done it and what we would prefer to do.
We LOVE LOVE LOVE the engine and the airframe combination. It is a great airframe and a great engine. A marriage of heavenly proportions, for us and what we use…
ContinueAdded by Jonathan Porter on March 5, 2013 at 12:06am — 10 Comments
Are any Zenith owners w/ Jabiru 3300 using this Throttle body fuel system? If so, please update us about the product.
I am thinking about retiring the Bing Carby. Thank You, Mark
Added by Mark Ertz on February 26, 2013 at 8:01pm — 2 Comments
Attention 750 scratch builders. There are some drawing errors that I want to point out to save you the grief of making usless parts. Four of them are in the baggage panels: F-5-4, F-5-5, F-6-2, and F-6-3. The projected views are backwards. There is a good illustration of these parts on FX-1 you can check before you bend. One other is in the fwd fuse F-11-6 which is also backwards. page FA-4 shows which way to bend it.
Added by Bruce Cobo on February 23, 2013 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
Well... after much thought, I sold my 801 (Coast Guard paint scheme). I need the money to build a house but still have a Cherokee to fly. :-) It has a new, happy owner that will take care of it. Thanks to all, have fun & most of all be safe.
Added by Rich Bauer on February 23, 2013 at 6:40pm — No Comments
After reading about others taking their slats off on this web site I decided to try it. I have to say I am very happy with the results. I have my own air strip. It is 1000' with power lines at both ends. It makes it a challange to land. especially since I am a new pilot. It seems to be just as easy to land without the slats. I have mounted the stolspeed VG's.The cruise speed did increase 6 to 8 kts. just as the posts claimed. But what I like most is the attitude of the plane at cruise speed.…
ContinueAdded by David Fitzgerald on February 23, 2013 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments
Hi fellow Zenair Pilots
I just moved to the New York City and I am looking for fellow ZENAIR pilots and builders in the area.
Planning to have my 701 shipped from Europe back to the U.S. and I am looking for an all-year tie down spot around NYC City or in New Jersey - grass strip would also be fine.
Any tips welcome - thanks for your inputs and hope to see you soon up in the air.
Urs…
ContinueAdded by Urs Grischott on February 20, 2013 at 3:26pm — No Comments
So here are the facts:
1) My engine is back together and the plane is flying again
2) The only parts replaced were CHT probes, seals, gaskets and overflow bottle.
3) Compression is 86,86,86,85
4) Full root cause is still not fully known.
Between myself and my Rotax guru A&P we have a probable cause:
1) A near gross load reduced climb & cooling performance allowing for increases in coolant and oil temps.
2) The…
ContinueAdded by John Marzulli on February 20, 2013 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments
I'm really frustrated by the lack of instructions on where and when and how to install antennas. I understand that Zenith can't predict what equipment everybody wants to install but a basic guide to where and how to install an ELT, transponder and COM antenna would be nice. Without such a thing, I am stuck, stuck, stuck.
I was getting ready to rivet the fuse parts together when I realised that if I do that I can't easily get behind the baggage back to put things there. So I've…
ContinueAdded by Paul Sanders on February 19, 2013 at 1:27pm — 12 Comments
To all Zenith and Viking Aircraft Engine fans!!!
Jan Eggenfellner and valued customer and friend, Vernon Knott are heading north this week to do cold climate testing with Vernon's CH-750. Throughout the course of the week Jan will be posting pictures and statuses of his whereabouts and progess on the Viking Forum (http://http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Vikingaircraftengines/join), Facebook (…
ContinueAdded by Jan Eggenfellner on February 18, 2013 at 4:11pm — 8 Comments
Added by Tim Smart on February 17, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Here are four video clips of the trip to the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Florida:
Part 1: Flying the STOL CH 750 and the Zenith CH 650 south.... The STOL CH 750 as seen from the Zenith CH 650.
Southern Missouri and western Tennessee. January 15, 2013.
Part 2: Arrival at Sebring Regional Airport, as seen from the Zenith…
ContinueAdded by Sebastien Heintz on February 15, 2013 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment
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