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January 2022

2021: The Year of the STOL CH 701

The Zenith STOL CH 701 made us all proud in 2021!…

Blog 2021: The Year of the STOL CH 701 4 Likes

November 2021

STOL CH 701 on amphibious floats: first lift…

video STOL CH 701 on amphibious floats: first lift… 3 Likes

September 2021

One of my favorite places to land

photo One of my favorite places to land 5 Likes

August 2021

It’s a thousand feet to the tree line

video It’s a thousand feet to the tree line 6 Likes

June 2021

Slippin' 'er Down 2021-05-30

video Slippin' 'er Down 2021-05-30 3 Likes SocialFlight Live! - Sebastien Heintz of Zen…

video SocialFlight Live! - Sebastien Heintz of Zen… 3 Likes

May 2021

TI-132 Costa Rica

video TI-132 Costa Rica 4 Likes

April 2021

AWC Inspection - Success My wife and I received our Air Worthiness Certificate today, 4/18/21, at Hemet/Ryan airport in California from Matt Hlavac, DAR (left). Its been a long road but finally got-her-done! Discussion AWC Inspection - Success 11 Likes

March 2021

Tiger Teeth An A-10 Wart Hog version of tiger teeth...Ala P-40s Must scare birds out of the way...haven't hit one...yet! Discussion Tiger Teeth 2 Likes

February 2021

Zenith CH701 grass strip landing

video Zenith CH701 grass strip landing 10 Likes

November 2020

First flight CH750 Hi all, today Zenith CH750 STOL (sn 75-10247) had it’s first flight. Discussion First flight CH750 11 Likes

August 2020

Stained Window Fix My STOL 750's fuselage windows aft of the doors are Lexan (polycarbonate). Lexan is extremely tough, but ironically, scratches easily and is absolutely intolerant of gasoline! Quite some time back,… Discussion Stained Window Fix 6 Likes

July 2020

"Oshkosh Week" 2020 at the Zenith Aircraft factory

Last week we hosted our first (and hopefully only!) "Oshkosh Week" at the Zenith aircraft kit…

Blog "Oshkosh Week" 2020 at the Zenith Aircraft factory 2 Likes

May 2020

February 2020

STOL CH 701

photo STOL CH 701 2 Likes

September 2019

New Custom Bubble Canopy on my 701 !!!!!! Recently worked with an Airplane Plastics Co to design and produce a beautiful custom bubble canopy for my 701. Installed it a few days ago and I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!!..Took just a few hours to inst… Discussion New Custom Bubble Canopy on my 701 !!!!!! 3 Likes

May 2019

STOL CH 701

photo STOL CH 701 5 Likes First Flight: RAA Chapter 85 Zenith CH750 Cr…

video First Flight: RAA Chapter 85 Zenith CH750 Cr… 9 Likes Wing Strut 3

photo Wing Strut 3 1 Like

April 2019

Another failed nose-gear bungee on my 701

Funny thing – the original bungee on my 701 lasted for years. But with about 5 years and 200 hours on the aircraft, I was persuaded to replace it. So, I ordered one from Zenith, also the bungee…

Blog Another failed nose-gear bungee on my 701 5 Likes

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