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November 2024

2,922 flying hours in my 601/701 so far

I am doing the annual inspections on my 601XLB and 701. While updating my log books I noted that i have flown my 601 for 2,655.7 hours and my 701 for 266.1 hours. Here is a map that shows all the…

Blog 2,922 flying hours in my 601/701 so far 5 Likes

July 2024

Aircraft Polishing - My 7 year update, plus… After 7 years I wanted to post an update on my experience polishing my aircraft. You might want to first read the original post copied and pasted below "Here is my original post from 2017". Then come… Discussion Aircraft Polishing - My 7 year update, plus… 8 Likes

June 2024

Reusable oil filter My first cleaning of the K&P S1 filter installed on my Viking 130 engine. Easy to disassemble. I cleaned the screen with gasoline and a nylon brush. It also has a built in magnet. Sure beats cutt… Discussion Reusable oil filter 3 Likes

April 2024

LZ_Aileron_Cable_puller

photo LZ_Aileron_Cable_puller 3 Likes

July 2023

Banquet for 2023 We are just a few weeks away! Keep your EAA Thursday night open for the fabulous Zenith Banquet party at the Mineshaft in Oshkosh. No reservations needed. And it's only $20 for all you can eat every… Discussion Banquet for 2023 3 Likes

June 2023

DEMO FLIGHT in the ZENITH STOL CH 750 SUPER…

video DEMO FLIGHT in the ZENITH STOL CH 750 SUPER… 2 Likes

March 2022

Fun Meter

photo Fun Meter 5 Likes

February 2022

Demo Flight in the Zenith STOL CH 750 Super…

video Demo Flight in the Zenith STOL CH 750 Super… 4 Likes

June 2021

His first ever flight.....priceless!!!!

video His first ever flight.....priceless!!!! 11 Likes

October 2020

Never Say Never - The Slats Are Back! When I built my STOL 750 about 9 years ago, the Cruzer did not exist. I had a 2100' turf strip and all my buddies had strips at least as long. So, not needing "superSTOL" capabilities, nonetheless… Discussion Never Say Never - The Slats Are Back! 21 Likes

August 2020

Frank's Zenith CH 601XL-B

photo Frank's Zenith CH 601XL-B 6 Likes

January 2020

CH601XL-B

photo CH601XL-B 3 Likes

August 2019

Turbulence damage on flight back from OSH to WA

I’m back from OSH, but had a few seconds of severe turbulence that damaged the plane. I was flying Zenith 650…

Blog Turbulence damage on flight back from OSH to WA 11 Likes Justin Falls: Solo flight from Ohio to North…

photo Justin Falls: Solo flight from Ohio to North… 5 Likes

June 2019

Fun day - landed at 15 airports without refu… I was looking for some small adventure, that would be inexpensive, to take my Zenith CH601 XLB on. I saw the recent thread about a guy who landed at 13 airports in one day. I decided to figure out… Discussion Fun day - landed at 15 airports without refu… 10 Likes

May 2019

Scenic Australian views from a new Cruzer

Hi All, 9 min YouTube - new kitbuilt 750 Cruzer with a Viking engine.

Scenic lap of Hindmarsh Island, South Australia - best on a big screen.

At 6 minutes you can jump fwd to the end,…

Blog Scenic Australian views from a new Cruzer 6 Likes

August 2018

Banquet Results - Largest one Ever!

Fellow Builders,

Thanks so much to everyone that attended the Zenith Builders Banquet during the Oshkosh EAA convention. The event was held at the Elks Lodge in Oshkosh. With 162…

Blog Banquet Results - Largest one Ever! 3 Likes Alaska Trip Log and first video is ready See attached MS word trip log for 26 days of flying from SC to AK to CA and back in my CH801. The link to version 1 of the video created by my friend who accompanied me covering the flight portions… Discussion Alaska Trip Log and first video is ready 5 Likes

May 2018

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 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 Going to do a partial vinyl wrap on my polis… I've already bought the 3M 1080 vinyl wrap - Metallic Blue, Metallic Black and Dark Metallic Grey (accent only). I've been planning to do this for some time but didn't have the money until now. The… Discussion Going to do a partial vinyl wrap on my polis… 9 Likes

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