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August 2018

July 2018

Low Pass: Zenith CH 601XLB / CH650

video Low Pass: Zenith CH 601XLB / CH650 4 Likes

June 2018

It's official!!

photo It's official!! 13 Likes First Flight: Zenith CH 650

photo First Flight: Zenith CH 650 10 Likes T.Y. Zenith CH 750 Cruzer

video T.Y. Zenith CH 750 Cruzer 13 Likes Wing Locker Cut Out

photo Wing Locker Cut Out 3 Likes

May 2018

Backcountry Camping in the Rocky Mountains

This weekend Dave and I decided to check out a British Columbia Forestry airstrip in the East Kootenay area of the Rocky Mountains. The airstrip is known as Sage Creek as it is adjacent to the…

Blog Backcountry Camping in the Rocky Mountains 12 Likes There are moments when the sheer beauty of f… I made my weekly 170 mile weekend trip to my home this past Thursday. The flight takes me from Cloverdale California (O60) to Pine Mountain Lake (E45) which is near Yosemite National Park. As I appr… Discussion There are moments when the sheer beauty of f… 6 Likes Massive River Trip

So it has started, day two of my massive river trip. I am looking at the Grand…

Blog Massive River Trip 13 Likes taking inventory

photo taking inventory 5 Likes Moving right along My interior by Robert Lemke is shipping Monday from Germany. Looks awesome. Had a visit from Brad Cohen which was quite a boost. Enjoyed his insight and got me back on track. Ordered paint from S… Discussion Moving right along 3 Likes Rudder

photo Rudder 4 Likes My learning curve with ADSB-In and Stratux About 3 months ago I bought the Stratux parts, including an AHRS chip, off of Amazon and assembled a Stratux ADSB-In box. One of the companies that assembles these units, and sells them for about $… Discussion My learning curve with ADSB-In and Stratux 2 Likes View for the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer

photo View for the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer 4 Likes

April 2018

500 mile+CC Getting ready to make my first flight to Houston TX area. That will pretty much be a straight shot for me and I will barely enter Houston's "B" airspace. I'm having my transponder checked Thursday. A… Discussion 500 mile+CC 2 Likes One month in, 160 hrs

so, it's been a month since I picked up the kit. About 160 hrs in.

The rear fuse is in deburring stage.

the wings are mocked up with tanks in, but still working on the nose…

Blog One month in, 160 hrs 3 Likes Outside

photo Outside 2 Likes Canopy trim done

photo Canopy trim done 2 Likes Thaw in the way

45 baby chickens showed up yesterday, and its above 30 for the first time. Thaw is here and will be making a mess for the next two weeks. I have to pause on the plane for a few days while we get…

Blog Thaw in the way 2 Likes

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