20 Years on the Ground — Back in the Air!

N97CW has been my brother’s and my project for over two years. Today was the day she took to the skies.

N97CW is a Zenith 601HD with a Subaru EA81 engine, Stratus 2000 redrive, and Warp Drive T8185 prop. She may have been a drug plane long before we bought her.…

April 13, 2026

Installed all 4 break adapters. I 3D printed temporary cups to prevent openings from dirt which I have plenty of.

Continued working on the aviation tray. Deburred, measured the ECU wires, checked I can set all rivets.…

April 12, 2026

I did not like the first version of the avionics tray. Made the second attempt with a larger one.

I am trying to find Jeron Smith or someone connected with RAVEN REDRIVE I have a sidewinder 1300SVS and would like to replace the radiator with the same model used in the latest design. Yes, I know they closed down some time ago and I understand that he or someone is still supporting the small…

April 10m 2026

Installed the header tank side support to prevent rocking. I wanted two but hope one is good enough.…

Sixteen years to the day I received my STOL 750 rudder kit I just got my 650 rudder kit. Not sure yet I’m going to build the whole thing (who am I kidding) but what happened to the photo guides?

April 9, 2026

Installed all EGT sensors. The most time consuming was installing and removing the botton engine cowling to check the sensors do not touch anything.

March 24, 2026

Installed the header tank.
Assembled the center console.

I'm looking for a template POH for my 801. Can anyone help me?

Amost done

March 22, 2026

Both doors are trimmed and temporarily attached to the fuselage.

March 11, 2026

Trimmed the right door bubble using dremel. The door fits the fuselage. Need to sand the edges a bit.

Made a small lift to change the wheels.…

March 5, 2026

Drilled holes in the bubble doors for the locks. I used a step drill and dremel sander drum for fine cutting the edges.

Clecoed the bubbles.…

February 28, 2026

Trimmed, drilled and temporarily attached the windshield and the top window.

February 16, 2026

Drilles the nose wheel axle and install the cotter pins.

Drilles and temporarily installed the doors striker plates and cylinder attachments.…

February 16, 2026

Continued triming the windshiels. The match to the front skin looks good. Drilled pilot holes in both sides.

Tried to mount the header tank. The constant tension clamps look too short now. Definitely I am doing something wrong.…

February 14, 2026

Safety wire on the front landing gear.

February 09, 2026

Added windshield side trim support.
Used a strap duplicator to drill holes in the trim matching the holes in the cabin frame.

February 3, 2026

Compressed the front leg rubber pucks using 2 screwdrivers.
When the wheel is in the air the leg centers well.
May be a bit too tight. Loosing is much easier than compressing.

January 16, 2026

Continued trimming the windshield. So far looks reasonable.…