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May 2016

First Rivet

We all have to start somewhere. Here is my first rivet. Only a Bazillion to go.…

Blog First Rivet 8 Likes

April 2016

Sneak Preview: Flying the Zenith STOL CH 701…

video Sneak Preview: Flying the Zenith STOL CH 701… 3 Likes Two Years and Counting...

Sunday, April 10 2016 marked the second year anniversary of the first flight of my 601. The celebratory flight on Sunday ticked the Hobbs to 400.6 hours. In two years, from my home base in the…

Blog Two Years and Counting... 8 Likes At Corvair College 36

photo At Corvair College 36 8 Likes

March 2016

Well as many of you have seen ,my plane is now flying. I have to give the real pilot credit for first flight .Dave ,who is also my instructor, is flying it during the first flight video. I did go alo… Well as many of you have seen ,my plane is now flying. I have to give the real pilot credit for first flight .Dave ,who is also my instructor, is flying it during the first flight video. I did go… Blog Well as many of you have seen ,my plane is now flying. I have to give the real pilot credit for first flight .Dave ,who is also my instructor, is flying it during the first flight video. I did go alo… 7 Likes Long Cross Country puts Corvair to the Test

Flew nearly 1000 miles from Delaware to North and South Carolina and back last week in my 3000cc Corvair powered 601XL and came away with a renewed confidence and appreciation for the combo.…

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January 2016

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photo LZ_12-29-15_Status2 3 Likes Embroidery file for Zenith Logo I wanted to have my seats embroidered with the Zenith Logo. I searched the forums and could not find anything ready for embroidery machines. So I downloaded the Zenith logo artwork from their site… Discussion Embroidery file for Zenith Logo 7 Likes 20160102_122408

photo 20160102_122408 1 Like Received plans.....the big day!!

Received plans, drawing familiarisation, material list planning

Blog Received plans.....the big day!! 3 Likes

December 2015

November 2015

Flight to Alaska, to 19,800 feet!

photo Flight to Alaska, to 19,800 feet! 5 Likes Travels of N601WF

With two more big trips accomplished this year I compiled some simple statistics for my flights in my 601XLB. Some numbers are approximate.

8 years and 5 months of…

Blog Travels of N601WF 21 Likes

October 2015

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photo IMG-20151023-01067 1 Like Bends are a success!

Finally got my DIY brake set up properly with enough clamping force to get the .032" bent! Did my rudder spar & spar doublers, and actually got the rudder skeleton riveted together with Cortec…

Blog Bends are a success! 2 Likes

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