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October 2017

First Flight Thoughts

The feeling is still sinking in that after seven years of building I actually flew a plane that I built myself. Like my brother in law said last night "to think when you started you didn't know…

Blog First Flight Thoughts 6 Likes Insurance Hello All, Well I got a bit of a rude awakening when I went to renew my insurance. For the past three years I've been able to finance my premiums with a down payment. Unfortunately Marsh and McLenna… Discussion Insurance 1 Like Birth of a Zenith CruZer

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photo Shutdown - postflight 4 Likes Gary Motley first few flights in the Viking 130 CH-750 CruZer in Colorado

Gary Motley first few flights in the Viking 130 CH-750 CruZer in Colorado …

Blog Gary Motley first few flights in the Viking 130 CH-750 CruZer in Colorado 5 Likes

September 2017

2017 Open Hangar Days and Fly-In

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May 2017

Viking and YouTube


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Blog Viking and YouTube 1 Like Trailer Prep...Hangar Move!!

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April 2017

701 Slats checkerboard mat and/or vinyl wrap I have two sets of materials for checkerboarding 701 slats. Both are 10'8" strips with ~110 mm squares. The first is yellow squares with adhesive backing. The 2nd is 3M CLEAR vinyl printed with or… Discussion 701 Slats checkerboard mat and/or vinyl wrap 1 Like Packin Fuel Looking fwd to the summer flying in Idaho and the back country air strips. From previous flights I have found that it would be better if I could "pack" five or so gallons of extra gas - I have the… Discussion Packin Fuel 2 Likes Zenith STOL CH 801 Sport Utility Aircraft

photo Zenith STOL CH 801 Sport Utility Aircraft 4 Likes Basic Electrical Diagram Guys, this is my initial thought as I'm designing the electrical system. I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible but well protected. There's a few other items not shown because they will be conne… Discussion Basic Electrical Diagram 2 Likes C-FPQO First Flight

Three days short of three years since I picked up the tail kit from the freight depot I have a flying airplane. Everything went according to plan, no surprises, thanks God.

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