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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

Suggested Modification for Viking 130 Fuel S… At Viking's recommendation, we installed the restrictor orifice between our header tank and the outlet side of the low pressure fuel pumps. Background. This orifice is to prevent over pressure of… Discussion Suggested Modification for Viking 130 Fuel S… 3 Likes

April 2020

Private strips, Backcountry strips, Camp spo… It's becoming apparent as more complete their Zeniths that quite a few have private dirt or grass strips, favorite backcountry strips, or just plain old fun places to set down where there may not eve… Discussion Private strips, Backcountry strips, Camp spo… 5 Likes Flying and Inspiring the Younger Generations

I just want to encourage those that fly not only young eagles, but any younger generations to continue to do so. I can't begin to explain the joy this kiddo had when he took his first flight in…

Blog Flying and Inspiring the Younger Generations 5 Likes Viking Newsletter - Customer Updates For those that like updates on builds, first flights and happenings we have an overdue newsletter that just got published. Please click the link below to see more. <a href="https://conta.cc/2VbzAy0">https://conta.cc/2VbzAy0</a> Discussion Viking Newsletter - Customer Updates 10 Likes

February 2020

Because I'm A Pilot - "Bob's Okay"

I have not posted much in the last few years, preferring to lurk in the internet shadows and follow the adventures of others. I still answer questions quickly in PM sent through the web site. The…

Blog Because I'm A Pilot - "Bob's Okay" 11 Likes

January 2020

Pneumatic Riviter custome headds Hi All I have a pneumatic riveter, is it possible to get the customised heads and retro fit them? Cheers Discussion Pneumatic Riviter custome headds 3 Likes DIY EFIS

Latest update on my DIY EFIS, now includes COM, NAV, and XPDR via SDR (Software Defined Radio) …

Blog DIY EFIS 6 Likes 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

December 2019

100 Hours!

This last weekend I flew to Dayton, OH (from southern Wisconsin) with my Dad to visit my brother - 258 NM. On the way back the Hobbs meter went over 100 hrs. Whoo Hoo!

Blog 100 Hours! 4 Likes Airspeed and RPM vs Prop Pitch Have done some more testing regarding Airspeed and RPM vs Propeller Pitch. Long story short, it's looking like the sweet spot for the prop pitch is around 23 degrees (for my airplane, anyway). My a… Discussion Airspeed and RPM vs Prop Pitch 5 Likes

October 2019

Review of the New Viking Gearbox at 15 hours At about 45 hours I installed the upgraded gearbox in my Viking 130 powered Zenith 750 Cruzer. Jan had told me that the new gearbox would run cooler and had a new bearing to handle the turbo power le… Discussion Review of the New Viking Gearbox at 15 hours 5 Likes

September 2019

Paint schemes I previewed a lot of different paint schemes that I saw on this forum. Unfortunately, most were just the profile view, and didn't include either the top or bottom view. I really wanted to see how t… Discussion Paint schemes 3 Likes

August 2019

Video - How to paint an airplane I thought this is a well done, super helpful video and apparently the first of an entire series. He is painting a CH750 CruZer, his other videos are also worthwhile watching: Oliver Discussion Video - How to paint an airplane 8 Likes

June 2019

Flyin' off the 40 in a STOL CH 750

video Flyin' off the 40 in a STOL CH 750 5 Likes Size of Viking View on Panel Im making a new panel while I'm changing engines to the Viking 90 and going to do some layout planning this weekend. Does anyone know the size of the Viking View Display and Bezel on the panel? Tha… Discussion Size of Viking View on Panel 2 Likes

June 2017

FFO-landingFB

video FFO-landingFB 5 Likes

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