Hi Lee,

Of all the strips I have flown off I like grass with gravel mixed in the best. You still have to mow the grass, but the nice part is in the spring and when it rains the gravel keeps the strip from turning into a mud puddle.

The closest public strip to here is Kernville or kern River Valley L05. If you’re ever down here you should plan a stop. It has camping and it’s right next to the Kern River if you like fishing. They also have Rent-A-Wreck cars to go to town, only two miles. If you ever get this way let me know and I’ll meet you there.

Rick

Hi Lee,

The strip in the picture is my neighbors land. He lets me use it but not anyone else. It's not to EZ to get in or out of either. It’s only 800FT with 70Ft pine trees about 1500Ft from your take off roll. Owe ya, one other thing it’s at 6500FT. Sometimes the density altitude gets to over 9000FT in the summer. That’s when I just stay in the hanger and tell lies.

What srtip are you based out of?

Rick
rick@ravenaviation.us
N35 26.700
W118 16.742

Lee, cold start on my rotax is also a problem. What works for me is if it doesn't start on the usual 3-4 seconds, I give the throttle a slight push and with full choke crank again. It usually doesn't start with a "little" throttle so after a few tries I back the throttle off for a normal start, wait about 15 seconds and crank again. It comes to life nearly every time with this sequence. Hope that will help you. Steve

Hi Lee:
It is great to hear about your terrific progress!
I look forward to seeing you and your new airplane in Cloverdale.

With Kind Regards,
Christopher Desmond

Hi Lee:

My plane is now owned by a friend, Bernie Gross. He has made a number of chnges in it and not started to fly off his hours yet, as I've explained below. Stay in touch. You might want to contact James Sagerser in Chandler his plane is at Stellar at Airpark now I think. Write Jim at alaskajim@cox.net He spends his summers in AK

I guess I'll always be a friend of Zenith builders. The rough part is that I was throuh complete with engine and ready for the last thing, hanging the wings when I became sick with lung infections which took nearly a year out ofmy life and left me on O2 and reduced activity the rst of my life. I'm 79 now and still active with our EAA chapter as well as the friend that bought my plane and tools when my wife thought I would die as the doctors had told her. Realistically I got over the plane quite easily, it wold be just too much for my condition, bet the new owner has put long range tanks in it, electric flaps (that I had started), a big panel GPS and amphibious floats. I spoke with him just yesterday at a float plane flyin at Lake Pleasant and he said he was counting on me doing some of the 40 hour fly-off after they are satisfied that everything is OK. That will be with wheels and nt floats.
At any time you need some info or "bad" advise (ha, ha) just write me.

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