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November 2019

Aux.or Boost fuel pumps I was asked to tear down a plane that had crashed, and find the problem , the FAA and Rotax had inspected the plane and decided it was a pilot problem, the fuel bowls were empty and they were able to… Discussion Aux.or Boost fuel pumps 3 Likes Carbon Monoxide testing in a Zenith Cruzer

video Carbon Monoxide testing in a Zenith Cruzer 1 Like Things to do in a slow airplane

video Things to do in a slow airplane 20 Likes

October 2019

Making of a dual purpose Cruzer. STOL and Sp… While I built a Cruzer for speed, if Fast was all I was looking for a Sling TSI would have made a better build. I also wanted a part-time bush plane for the times I want to explore the Northwest off… Discussion Making of a dual purpose Cruzer. STOL and Sp… 7 Likes

September 2019

Rudder Trim

I have spent a little time experimenting with rudder trim, and I think it would be worthwhile to share my experiences with the group. I know that most of you are probably saying "Why?" to the…

Blog Rudder Trim 6 Likes Flying DART Exercise (Disaster Airlift Response Team) in my Zenith

This was my second year to participate in our local county's DART exercise. I flew three missions during our mock exercise last weekend. We deliver food to food banks in the area using donated…

Blog Flying DART Exercise (Disaster Airlift Response Team) in my Zenith 16 Likes MOTIVATION - Zenith Homecoming and Open House If anyone needs some motivation to get their project done in the next year - It's the Zenith Homecoming and Open House! What a fantastic weekend: Excellent panel discussions and presentations - Earl… Discussion MOTIVATION - Zenith Homecoming and Open House 7 Likes Zenith Aircraft Homecoming: 2019 Open Hangar…

video Zenith Aircraft Homecoming: 2019 Open Hangar… 3 Likes Zenith Open House, more beneficial to me tha… The Zenith Open house allowed me to talk to Vendors one on one. At Oshkosh I could barley see Garmin or Dynon's products do to 50 to a hundred people standing around. I left Air-venture feeling overw… Discussion Zenith Open House, more beneficial to me tha… 7 Likes Great to meet everyone at the Zenith Homecom… Although 1,000 miles of bad weather prevented me from bringing my Cruzer this year I was really happy that I got a last minute deal on orbits and was able get to the Homecoming an meet many more of y… Discussion Great to meet everyone at the Zenith Homecom… 4 Likes 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 Starting to look like an airplane

Blog Starting to look like an airplane 3 Likes

August 2019

View from Zenith CH 750

photo View from Zenith CH 750 8 Likes LZ_Belts

photo LZ_Belts 2 Likes Oshkosh 2019 - Part One

I was starting to write my Oshkosh 2019 follow-up report, but the…

Blog Oshkosh 2019 - Part One 24 Likes 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

July 2019

New Zenith nosegear shock absorber system fo… I recently purchased the new Zenith rubber donut system and wanted to share a couple of observations. 1. For those on the fence about the upgrade there are a couple of considerations. If you haven… Discussion New Zenith nosegear shock absorber system fo… 4 Likes On the water

photo On the water 10 Likes 801 loaded for Oshkosh

photo 801 loaded for Oshkosh 5 Likes

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