Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers
Online Community of Zenith Builders and Flyers
Online community for active builders and pilots of Zenith Aircraft kits (Chris Heintz / Zenair light airplane designs).
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Zenith CH 601 / 650 Zodi…
1602 members
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STOL CH 750
1430 members
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STOL CH 701
1107 members
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CH 750 Cruzer
594 members
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STOL CH 801
406 members
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Zenair Floats
170 members
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Canadian Builders and Fl…
159 members
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Australian & New Zealand…
111 members
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CH 640
89 members
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European Owners and Flye…
46 members
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Super-bright LED lights for your Zenith:
These Zenair-branded 3-way wingtip-mounted LED lights from AeroLED are the brightest and highest quality LED lights available on the market today. Available at a great price exclusively for Zenith builders and owners.
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Welcome Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers!
Welcome to the Zenith and Zenair builders and flyers online community. Zenith.Aero is for and about Zenith aircraft builders and flyers. We invite you to explore and to share your own information... See www.zenithair.com for the official Zenith Aircraft website.
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A video by Zenith Aero was featuredFirst Flight of STOL CH 750 Sky Jeep at (AJO) Corona, CA, USA
With a momentary break in the rains and the floodwaters subsiding, had the chance to take a day to fly. Air was still unsettled but the "Sky Jeep" seemed to ...
Steven Ward posted a discussionLooking for CH-750 Doors
I am looking for doors for the CH-750, do any of you have maybe some old style doors that you want to sale? See More
Sebastien Heintz posted a videoWinter Flying on Snow Skis
Flying the STOL CH 750 with custom wheel penetration skis. Zenith Aircraft's Sebastien Heintz visited EAA recently to fly the ski-equipped aircraft on snow w...
My Hawaii 701
Just picked up this 701 a few month back. I have always wanted one for it’s short field capabilities. Since this picture, I have gone to 21” tires on all three.
David Krakowsky posted a discussionPhillips Vs Shell blowby
My 0-200, 700 hours since new, I have been using Phillips 100w for the last couple of years.I always have some blowby out the vent tubethat gets the bottom of my fuselage oily, not a lot, but enough toclean after each flight.I inherited a box of…See More
Keith Crawford posted a status"Is anybody else having trouble logging onto the builders resource page?"
Timothy D. McCall posted a discussionWanted: Autopilot servos
Looking for MGL autopilot servos. Others may work too.Text: three 1 six - 6 one 9 - five 6 eight 7ThanksTimSee More
David J. Beaulieu posted a photoFront ski complete
Decided to add rear check cables to minimize the angle of attack on the ski in case the spring cylinder is not up to the task under aerodynamic load. Added a tab on rear of nose gear extension bracket assembly to attach cable clip
John Fisk posted a status"while riviting top skin on cruzer wing this rivit will not go all the way down due to nut under it in spar. any suggestions?"
Kenneth Buchmann posted a discussionengine test bed plan
Hello folks,I am looking for DIY plans for Engine Test Bed or Dynamo for me so I can excerise run my engine while I am building, it's taking longer than I thought that I thought Seb " one week" planeKenBSee More
Dennis Mitchell posted a discussionStall Horn
I am thinking about installing an audible stall horn on my 601xlb. Does anyone have suggestions on type or brand available? Or homemade? I have an AoA which works great for slow flight and approaches, but for very short fields it would be nice to…See More
Blog Posts
Using Jira to help manage my aircraft build
Posted by Damon Brantley on February 13, 2019 at 10:01pm 0 Comments 1 Like
PATRICK HOYT - All Zenith
Posted by Jan Eggenfellner on February 13, 2019 at 8:00pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
AOPA builds an aircraft rudder
Posted by Zenith Aero on February 5, 2019 at 11:14am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2019
Posted by Sebastien Heintz on January 30, 2019 at 4:00pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Flexible Friction Arm Workholding
Posted by Damon Brantley on January 23, 2019 at 10:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes
First Flight - N579SA
Posted by Stephen Aupperle on January 8, 2019 at 5:02pm 4 Comments 8 Likes
The Traffic Pattern Blog
Posted by Sebastien Heintz on January 7, 2019 at 6:01pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
CH750 Matco Master Cylinders
Posted by Steven J Sergenti on December 23, 2018 at 2:20pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Starting wing skins and a few tips
Posted by Damon Brantley on December 21, 2018 at 2:32pm 0 Comments 1 Like
My 701 status report.
Posted by Robert Sceppa on December 15, 2018 at 9:49am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Forum
salvage 701's
Started by Bob Jones in Classified / For Sale Postings. Last reply by Michael Petersen 2 hours ago. 34 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for CH-750 Doors
Started by Steven Ward in Classified / For Sale Postings yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Viking engines direct from the Honda assembly line.
Started by Jan Eggenfellner in Viking Forum. Last reply by Jan Eggenfellner yesterday. 2 Replies 1 Like
Zenith 701 for sale
Started by William Barton in Classified / For Sale Postings yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
XL 601B project
Started by Gil DeVault in Classified / For Sale Postings. Last reply by Gil DeVault yesterday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
New from Zenith:
Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...
Custom Instrument Panels
for your Zenith:
Custom instrument panels are now available directly from Zenith Aircraft Company exclusively for Zenith builders and owners. Pre-cut panel, power distribution panel, Approach Fast Stack harnesses, Dynon and Garmin avionics, and more.
Custom Upholstery Kits for your Zenith Aircraft:
Zenith Vinyl Upholstery Kits
Zenith Apparel from EAA:
Flying On Your Own Wings:
A Complete Guide to Understanding Light Airplane Design, by Chris Heintz
Builder & Pilot Supplies:
How to videos from HomebuiltHELP.com
Developed specifically for Zenith builders (by a builder) these videos on DVD are a great help in building your own kit plane by providing practical hands-on construction information. Visit HomebuiltHelp.com for the latest DVD titles.
Zenith transition and Sport Pilot training:
Quality Sport Planes
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Pro Builder Assistance
For Sale
Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...
Building and Pilot Supplies
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty for all your building and pilot supplies!
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Member Rules
Since this is an online community, there are a few rules that need to be followed. We'll try to keep the rules as simple as possible and to a bare minimum and we'll change and update them as required.
RULE#1: You'll need to use your real name, and be an actual builder, owner or flyer of a Zenith aircraft. This site is an online…
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