New Builder Completions

The following is from the Kitplanes magazine website:

Philip Smith’s Zenith CH 701
Posted on November 23, 2010, 2:14 am, by Kitplanes Readers, under Completions.

Started building in February of 1997 – finally signed off after three years, eight months and 20 days. Lost track of the hours but I’m a perfectionist.Ran out of parts and excuses November 5th and took her up for the
first flight of fifteen minutes. The picture is of taxi in after first flight, and the guy with the grin is yours truly. No squawks. Now I have over three hours on the plane and am waiting on this darn Idaho weather (17 days after this picture there is about six inches of snow on the ground with blizzard conditions forecast).
Advice: if you are in the throes of a build keep working at it … the rewards of flying your own plane are well worth the troubles.

N638PS
Zenith CH 701
Rotax 912 ULS

Philip Smith, ATP, A&P, USAF Retired

Location: Buhl ID (U03)

Phil: Thanks for sharing details about your project!

Photos (and stories) of completed aircraft are a real inspiration to all those who are still building (or just dreaming)... Please share your success with others by telling your story (and sharing photos and/or videos).

Kitplanes magazine as well as EAA Sport Aviation both want to know about your completed projects - I've heard that the "builder completions" section of their magazines are the single most popular columns in the magazines. Here's how to share your photo and/or story:

Kitplanes magazine: Send photo of
completed aircraft and a typed, double-spaced brief description of
your project. Include
daytime phone number for the editor :
 Completions, c/o Kitplanes magazine
203 Argonne Ave., Ste B105
Long Beach, CA 90803
email: editorial@kitplanes.com
Submit your photos and report on the Kitplanes.com website: http://kitplanes2.com/blog/completions/

EAA Sport Aviation: Send photo of completed aircraft and a brief description of your project, along with your name, address and EAA number:
 EAA Publications, Aircraft Projects
 PO Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086
email: DHeimos@eaa.org

Of course, don't forget to share your success on this website and the Zenair Newsletter: Zenair News,
9186 County K, Brussels, WI 54204 USA Tel: 920 825 7731 Email: jon@joncroke.com

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Comment by Sebastien Heintz on December 6, 2010 at 8:18am
Zenith builders tend to be a quiet group and we need to remind them once in a while to share their successes with the rest of the world!
Comment by Bob Simmons on December 2, 2010 at 9:51pm
You must have the power of persuasion, Sebastien. Two more 701s have been added, one on the 28th and one on the 29th.

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