Here's a summary of my three days with the EAA One Week Wonder airplane in central Florida earlier this week. 

On Wednesday, we flew by the shortest paved runway (a nice R/C field, just a few hundred feet long) and later that night I had the chance to fly over the longest runway I'd ever seen (NASA's shuttle landing runway at Kennedy Space Center, three miles long!).…

Kind of learning how to use a video editor, much harder than building a plane! Here's a link to the video.                                                       Chris Brown STOL 750 Rock House Landing 

The flight instruments (namely the artificial horizon) is now being driven by the MPU board (MPU9250 -> Arduino -> iMac).

Eventually all of this will be put together and run on a PCduino with its own screen.

More work to be done. Fun, but slow.



Here's a video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/54366879@N06/16476904241/

(Too big for zenith.aero).

Note: the colourful spaghetti of wires is a left…

Google Site built from a template another 750 builder did.

http://N750JG.info

My plane is a factory built AMD Zodiac 601XLB

Attended Rainbow Aviation Repairman 16 Hour course in Lakeland Florida, January 2014

Purchased November 2014, changed SLSA Certificate to ELSA January 2015

Received repairman certificate for the airplane February 2015

Plane has a Dynon D180 with AOA Option, Garmin SL40 Com radio, Garmin digital Transponder, Garmin 396 with air gizmo mount, Garmin Audio Panel.

Approximately…

Here is a real product to wake up your Rotax 912 80 hp engine.

Failure of the Supercharger simply means you have to fly on the original 80 hp.

http://youtu.be/EVqDhmlePXQ

I have compiled the following photos and account of Jeff Badgero's recent flight from Florida to Haiti. 

Jeff and Carol Badgero are missionaries with H.O.P.E. Missions who have been working in the country of…

I have built two zenith kits in the past. My first one a ch701 was built in1991-1992. It originally was powered by a rotax 582 for about 300 hours. The 582 was replaced with a rotax 914 to give superb performance in the mountains where I live. I have put 1200 hours on the 914 now and I have nothing but good to say about the 701/914 combination. The airframe at 1500 hours is in excellent shape.



My second zenith is a ch801. It is completed and has been flying for about 125 hours…

Started on the Horiz. Stabilizer and just finished cleco-ing the front spar assembly.  Logging everything and taking pictures for the final inspectors.  Also trying to keep a good track of time spent.

1965 110HP Auto tranny engine with No Smog Heads $450 (obo)

Case # is TO826RH - Head #is 3878566

Good fins on cylinders, good condition and spins over with wrench 360

(So I have been told)

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Contact Norm at 386-804-7948 (Tell him BRYAN sent you)

I was about to go get this engine tomorrow, but decided to wait until my project is further along so I can focus on the airframe.…

Second run of engine but the first on the airframe. I was surprised at how quickly it started. 120 hp, 3,000cc corvair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqw8-ikskco&feature=em-upload_owner

The geese are back,

A few weeks ago the snow geese started to arrive in full force and spread out all over the valley in which I live. This started about five years ago and it seems more and more are joining the fray.  Winter wheat   planted in fall stands about two inches high at this time of year is tops on the menu. Flocks like the ones shown can destroy a field in one day, it is to the point farmers are planting more corn in place of wheat. Along with some corn my land is planted…

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT'S FUN TO FLY AROUND IN YOUR BACK YARD.

http://vimeo.com/115347487

In Plane language would you guys explain what is going with Jabiru engines.

This brand has been used in Zenith aircraft for many years and  personally have owned two.

Other than typical heating issues in new engines, I didn't know of other problems until this morning..

Anyone have experience with your 601 XL-B and snow loads ?

With this years heavy storms, I am concerned about the stress of two feet,  maybe three feet of snow on the wings.

Cantilever wings ,  snow,  over stress spars,  weight of snow. 

Earlier this month, we opened up our factory to Christopher Ward and members of EAA Chapter 429 of Jefferson City (MO) to give Chris and his helpers to get a chance on progressing on the construction of a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer.

Christopher attended our regular Zenith Workshop earlier in the year,…