Zenith Aircraft's Roger Dubbert took Anna Raines flying in the low-wing Zenith CH 650 to discuss aeronautical engineering, learning to fly, and more, all while flying around Mexico, Missouri, Anna's hometown.
Anna completed her summer internship for the City of Mexico and spent the afternoon at Zenith Aircraft Company to learn about the kit aircraft manufacturing, design, and flying.

The Zenith CH 650 is a popular kit-built light sport aircraft designed for recreational flying, especially suited for sport pilots seeking economical cross-country flying. The design is a second generation light sport aircraft, developed specifically for Sport Pilots, the brainchild of aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz.
The affordable recreational kit airplane for the sport pilot: Enjoy leisure flights, with exceptional unrestricted visibility... operate from grass strips... make round trips of several hundred miles in a single day... Take your partner for a local pleasure flight, or to a far-off destination...
“The CH 601 XL / CH 650 family of airplanes are a delight to fly. Simple and easy to fly with a great view and they are very comfortable for long flights. The airplane is very strong and it is backed by a company that has been around for a very long time.”