Hey, I'm thinking of starting one of these. My question is I'm 6'4" Will I fit okay?

Greetings: Anyone building--or thinking about building--a Zenith STOL 801? Dick B. Lopez Island Washington

From my limited view point, the 601 HDS is a GREAT airplane as advertised. Is seems just as fast the the XL, not accounting for altitude, true air speed, etc. OK the stall factor may be a consideration for some? I guess the LSA situation is the BIG factor here. What do you think, Zenith...

Hi Looking into the Zenith CH701 or the ICP Savannah Can anyone advise me which is the better aircraft to go for!!!! Cheers

Anyone out there building a Zenith CH 701, have any good websites or info??

I am thinking about building either a Zenith CH 601 or CH 701.Initially I was only looking at the 701 because of looks, its STOL capability, its high wing, because of its squared off design I believe it should be easier to build. Drawbacks of the 701 range and fuel consumption, increased drag....

I am curious to know if anyone is interested in a Zenith CH 300 kit, partially assembled. Several years ago, a friend had started to build a CH 300 but changed his mind and went on to build and finish an RV-9A. I volunteered to poke around the 'net for him. If there is anyone who might be...

I have a Limbach SL-1700 EA1 aircraft engine (1700 cc VW). It is in a Scheibe SF-28A. The carburetor is a Zenith 28 ZXF and the float is defective (plastic). The Limbach factory has not sold parts for this carb for 25 years. Need a new float. Would love a rebuild kit, also. With the...

CC: Zenith Aircraft Company I have an aeronautical engineer friend retired from McDonnell Douglas who once was in charge of the Harrier project for the U.S. team. I respect his opinion which is that pull type, "pop" rivets are only used on aircraft where a bucked rivet could not possibly be...

I am in about to start my second construction project and have narrowed it down to two candidates. One was the Zodiac XL. I have emailed specific questions I had about the FWF components and engine choice so that I can try and estimate the total cost of the project (both $$s and skills)....

Has anyone built one of the Zenith aircraft or dealt with them on a regular basis? I am curious to know if they are good with builder support. TIA, Curt -- Curt Fennell, curt at phins DOT com

Well, this is embarrassing. But I'm sure many of you can understand how it happened. I was taking advantage of the long holiday weekend to make some major progress on my plane. All in all, it was a great weekend. Until today. I started working on the ailerons. I had already made the angled...

To all the 601 builders out there. How long does it actually take to build the basic kit? I'm not talking about all the extras that are on our dare to dream list, or the quick build kit, I mean basic VFR package, easy paint, just enough to have fun and fly. Lou

It would seem that my last post drug out every old lurker that's ever been on RAH (except Chuck... what's he up to these days?) Even BWB sent me an unearthly vibe the other day. But now that I have the torch, I've got a serious welding question. Two actually. Number one is: anyone ever get...

Is it the general consensus that Zoom's Aero News Network is not completely trustworthy? It would seem he is just re-posting news he gets from some source. But I wonder if he doesn't "doctor up" the articles himself. If he's doing that, then they should throw him off the internet. I wonder if there...

Available on : http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=69985 Gabriel Consigny's Z autopilot project. Gabriel Consigny's realization is very simple and cheap (provided you already have an electric trim). He now enjoys the confort of having an automatic altitude stabilization.

Our new rec.aviation "Rogue's Gallery" of pictures. Since our new website is obviously becoming more popular with you folks every day, I need some advice on how to proceed: 1. Should I include "anonymous" posters? I have received pictures from several folks who do not wish to use their real...

Hi, Just returned from Oshkosh home to Pierre SD. I filled up at Dodge Center MN this AM and not being familiar with the self serve gas fillup, I did not hang up the pump handle properly. Somebody after me continued pumping another $150 on my credit card ($200 instead of about $50). My...

There have been many posts in recent months by people contemplating their own complicated and even radical designs. Reading between the lines, it appears that many of those people have yet to build their first plane. May I kindly suggest that one's first plane should be a time-proved kit or...

Okay, so I've been "volunteered" to be on the board of directors of the biggest fly-in event in Iowa City's history, the Eastern Iowa Big Kids Toy Show, scheduled for May 20 - 21, 2006. See us at www.BigKidToyShow.com (Yes, they made me wear a -- *sob* -- TIE for the photos... It was awful! ...