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…
1562 members
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STOL CH 750
1379 members
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STOL CH 701
1076 members
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CH 750 Cruzer
554 members
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STOL CH 801
392 members
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Zenair Floats
163 members
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Canadian Builders and Fl…
156 members
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Australian & New Zealand…
109 members
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CH 640
84 members
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European Owners and Flye…
46 members
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EAA Zenith Build Project
Flying Adventures!
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.
25th Anniversary: 1992 - 2017
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.
27th annual Zenith Aircraft
OPEN HANGAR DAYS & FLY-IN
September 21 & 22, 2018 in Mexico, Missouri
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Latest Activity
Terrence "Dr. Terry" Hall posted a status"Measured, mounted wing and drilled rear spar all within tolerances. Foot long drill bits recommended by Jon Croke were very helpful. 5th day"
Brock Butler posted a discussionhOW TO EVALUATE A REBUILT O-200... WITHOUT ENGINE LOGS
My kit included a rebuilt O-200 with all the best FWF accessories. The engine was rebuilt by a previous owner who died before installation. The wife disposed of all his flying stuff including the engine log. As an amateur experimental builder of…See More
Jan Eggenfellner posted a discussionNew/Used Engine - Viking has always offered both!
Read Vikings New Newsletter to learn more:New/Used Engines - Viking has always offered both…See More
Buzz Air Flight Academy posted a status"We have David Muse completing his sport pilot training so he can fly his recently finished 750!"
Dale Walters posted a discussionLow compression - valve adjustment?
Hi all,I have a 3000cc, 130hp Corvair in a 601xlb (bought, not built). During my most recent condition inspection, my mechanic and I discovered the compression in two cylinders is 38-40 (the others are 66-70psi).Using an inpsection camera, it looks…See More
Terrence "Dr. Terry" Hall posted a status"This is the 2nd attempt of mounting wings. Needed additional trimming of nose and wing root skin. Initial measurements confirm squareness."
Terrence "Dr. Terry" Hall posted a status"Trimmed around both front wing tips to allow access to strut bolts. Also trimmed some of the wing tip plastic on elevator which as rubbing."
Curtis Eggen posted a discussionCH 750 Cruzer Plans For Sale $475
Zenith CH 750 Cruzer plans, SN C75-10269 purchased 1/22/2015. If anyone wants to pay $1.2M, I'll sure accept it, but I'll also take $475 or so for them. They're in perfect condition in original box with receipts. I built the rudder at the factory…See More
dschmaz posted a status"Anyone know what lord mount Kit I should use for 750 w/ O235. What size bolts? do the bolts just go through rubber mount or a sleeve"
Terrence "Dr. Terry" Hall posted a status"Spent a significant amount of time today unpacking and reorganizing tools and indexing remaining parts in the new hangar."
Stan Cooper posted a discussionSFO Class B Airspace changes effective August 16
I updated the U.S. aviation database in my Aera 660 GPS to get the boundaries of the new SFO Bravo airspace on the map. For VFR pilots in the S.F. bay area it's a major update with quite a few benefits including transitions and flyways on the TAC…See More
Blog Posts
OSHKOSH
Posted by Vance Lucas on August 11, 2018 at 7:21pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
Canopy material
Posted by Dick Miles on August 11, 2018 at 2:06pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Banquet Results - Largest one Ever!
Posted by Joe Scheibinger on August 8, 2018 at 10:30am 3 Comments 3 Likes
2018 Zenith Aircraft OPEN HANGAR DAYS and Builder Fly-In
Posted by Zenith Aero on August 6, 2018 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Free BuildLog software is now available
Posted by Todd Osborne on August 2, 2018 at 4:31pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Unboxing & Getting Started
Posted by Jeff on July 15, 2018 at 8:02am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Transporting 601 xlb fuselage
Posted by Ernest Jessee on July 14, 2018 at 6:34pm 8 Comments 0 Likes
Dynon GPS-251 antenna
Posted by Richard Jones on July 11, 2018 at 10:14pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Banquet just a few weeks away, and do I have a surprise for you!
Posted by Joe Scheibinger on July 10, 2018 at 5:26pm 0 Comments 1 Like
CH-601 with Viking 130 engine
Posted by Richard Jones on July 10, 2018 at 4:00pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Forum
hOW TO EVALUATE A REBUILT O-200... WITHOUT ENGINE LOGS
Started by Brock Butler in Continental Engines. Last reply by Carl Orton 17 minutes ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Low compression - valve adjustment?
Started by Dale Walters in Corvair Engine Forum. Last reply by Ken Pavlou 3 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
New/Used Engine - Viking has always offered both!
Started by Jan Eggenfellner in Viking Forum 7 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes
SFO Class B Airspace changes effective August 16
Started by Stan Cooper in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Stan Cooper 8 hours ago. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Spring gear on older 601
Started by Ray Toews in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Ant Hudacek 18 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
New from Zenith:
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
Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...
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
Cloverdale, California:
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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Notes
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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