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October 2026
My Order for a CH650b Arrived today
Hi
I live in Clearwater Idaho and my order got here yesterday. I had to scramble to get help because the truck require that I had some way to get the crate off the truck. Luckily my neighbor had a…
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My Order for a CH650b Arrived today
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Nice parts
The team at Zenith sure makes some great looking parts.
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Nice parts
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June 2026
Match Drilling Final size holes
'evening everyone,
I don't post terribly often, I'd rather build if I've got the time available. However, I recently re-purchased a tool which I formerly considered common, but was actually quite di…
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Match Drilling Final size holes
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April 2026
Renowned Physicist Built Zenith at Age 12
Here's an interesting article. Zenith says the airplane was a Zenith 601.
<a href="https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/new-einstein-vows-find-source-1805568">https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/new-einstein-vows-find-source-1805568</a>
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Renowned Physicist Built Zenith at Age 12
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February 2026
Mandatory Viewing! Bryan Walstrom Interview…
Bryan Walstrom from the Experimental Aircraft Channel just released a video from the 2025 Homecoming where he goes flying with Roger Dubbert. I think it would be of great interest to all Zenith buil…
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Mandatory Viewing! Bryan Walstrom Interview…
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November 2025
3m 1080 Vinyl Wrap - 8 year update
8 years ago I installed the 3M 1080 vinyl wrap on my CH 601 xlb. Today I had to remove a section on my wingtip to replace the fuel tank.
Over the eight years the vinyl wrap has not deteriorated at a…
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3m 1080 Vinyl Wrap - 8 year update
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October 2025
Air Speed Indicator Calibrations - Workbook
Hello everyone,
I was having a hard time finding something that would make it easy to calibrate my ASIs. Nothing was working for me, so I made my own. I am sharing it here in hopes that it will he…
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Air Speed Indicator Calibrations - Workbook
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View Fwd - Divorced Aileron
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View Fwd - Divorced Aileron
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Divorce Aileron
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Divorce Aileron
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September 2025
Door Latch 2
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Door Latch 2
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Auto gas and water safety
I live in a hot dry climate so condensation or other means of water getting into my fuel tank is quite rare.
However in the past 6 months I have had two instances of water in my fuel tank. In each c…
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Auto gas and water safety
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July 2025
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for all the input. I decided to basically copy the later kits metal option. Fabricated parts out of stainless steel. Some trial and error but happy with final results
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Thanks for the help!
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January 2025
A 701!
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A 701!
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First Flight
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First Flight
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December 2024
STOL CH 750
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STOL CH 750
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April 2023
First Taxi CH-701
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First Taxi CH-701
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December 2022
Finally flying: STOL CH 801
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Finally flying: STOL CH 801
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November 2022
Ivoprop on 912 - no engine damage after full…
Just a brief note here on one odd little advantage of having an Ivoprop, an inexpensive but also less efficient prop that some fancier ones.
A Rotax mechanic I know just did a crankshaft & ge…
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Ivoprop on 912 - no engine damage after full…
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October 2022
Rat's nest
I've got a rat's nest in my avionics bay. Figuratively of course.
I'm thinking that I will trace the critical lines coming from the wings and cut out all of the old EIS wires and leave all wires goi…
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Rat's nest
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September 2022
Leg Cushion Extension Mod
Seems like over the last couple of years or so I've been starting to notice more discomfort on long cross-countries. My STOL 750's seats have always been very comfortable - they have 3 layers of sof…
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Leg Cushion Extension Mod
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