Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers

Online community for active builders and pilots of Zenith Aircraft kits (Chris Heintz / Zenair light airplane designs).

Events

Zenith Factory Workshop: March 5 & 6, 2015

March 5, 2015 at 9am to March 6, 2015 at 12pm – Zenith Aircraft factory
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Zenith CH 750 Webinar hosted by EAA

March 11, 2015 from 7:30pm to 8pm – Webinar
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Zenith Factory Workshop: April 2 & 3, 2015

April 2, 2015 at 9am to April 3, 2015 at 12pm – Zenith Aircraft factory
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Sun' Fun Fly-In 2015

April 21, 2015 to April 26, 2015 – Lakeland Linder Regional Airport KLAL
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Sun'n Fun Forum: Zenith CH 650 light aircraft design

April 22, 2015 from 10am to 11am – Room 11 - Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA)
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Sun'n Fun Forum: Zenith STOL (short take-off and landing) "Sky Jeep" aircraft

April 23, 2015 from 11am to 12pm – Room 11 - Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA)
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Sun'n Fun Forum: The new Zenith CH 750 Cruzer - The convergence of cruise and STOL

April 24, 2015 from 12pm to 1pm – Room 11 - Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA)
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Sun'n Fun Forum: Building an all-metal kit aircraft for first-time builders

April 25, 2015 from 11am to 12pm – Room 11 - Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA)
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Zenith Aircraft "Fly In to Summer" Open House and Builder Fly-In

June 20, 2015 from 8am to 2pm – Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri
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24th Annual Zenith OPEN HANGAR DAY and builder fly-in gathering

September 19, 2015 from 8am to 2pm – Zenith Aircraft factory
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Videos

Continental O200 Engine 1st Start

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Off-Airport Fun Flying: Zenith STOL

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Snow day at the Zenith Aircraft factory

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Exciting first flight!

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Zenith STOL Champions - New Zealand 2015

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Flying EAA's One Week Wonder Zenith CH 750 Cruzer to Sebring

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Flying EAA's One Week Wonder Zenith CH 750 Cruzer at Sebring

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Buzz Air Flight Academy

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CH 701 coast line

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Snow Flying

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An average Saturday, Zenith Style

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River fun

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Groups

Zenith CH 601 / 650 Zodi…

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STOL CH 750

998 members

STOL CH 701

795 members
STOL CH 801

290 members

CH 750 Cruzer

216 members
Canadian Builders and Fl…

131 members

Zenair Floats

94 members
Australian & New Zealand…

79 members

CH 640

56 members
European Owners and Flye…

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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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"Yesterday went for a test fly with Martin Bima on his CH-701 - nice weather, smooth fly - lots of fun!! Thanks Martin!"

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CHT graph

Added CHT graph. Now it is possible to display the bar graph, which shows present CHT and EGT values, or the history of the past "n" samples (which will cover a period of time TBD in the final implementation).The data at this time is computer…

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"Sold my completed airplane to my hangar mate. Decided I'm a builder and not a pilot in SoCal airspace. Great experience - no regrets."

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Larry Winger posted a status

"First flight on October 12, 2014. Heavy left wing which was corrected by adjusting right flap which was low. A good day!"

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Mark Maltais posted a discussion

Rotax incident on Katana...

Reading the latest COPA paper and it had this interesting scenario regarding an Diamond Katana with a Rotax..."A13P0167: A Diamond Katana DV20-A1 departed R12 at Boundary Bay, BC for circuits with one person on board. During the climb-out, the pilot noted an engine vibration (Rotax 912S3) and declared an emergency. The flight landed R25 with local emergency vehicles called out. The engine had been noted as having high oil consumption for some time. Factory examination determined that the #4…See More

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Craig Johnson is now a member of Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers

Saturday

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Christopher Jon Brown posted a video

Chris Brown STOL 750 Hut Landings

Thought the Hut was a kiln but turned out to be an earth bag structure in the desert

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Bob Jones posted a status

"installed pitot tubes, roof mod, elt, dog"

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Mike Armstrong posted a status

"Replaced my 601XL plans today with new ones for a 650 B. Looking forward to getting started on the new project soon."

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A photo by Sebastien Heintz was featured

EAA One Week Wonder to Central Florida First Week of March 2015

EAA One Week Wonder to Central Florida First Week of March 2015: http://bit.ly/1E0FuUl

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Bob Jones posted a discussion

cargo net

I have for sale two cargo nets for 701 $125 @ bobnpat@mtaonline.netSee More

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timothy h emerson posted a discussion

CH750 Dual Throttle install with new O-200-D lightweight engine

Has anyone done a dual throttle installation on the CH750 with the new Continental O-200-D lightweight engine. The O-200-D comes from the factory with an aluminum oil tank with a tube welded through it for the throttle cables to pass through. The U bracket that is supplied in the FWF kit from Zenair is designed to work with the O-200-A. The U bracket will need to be heavily modified and also a secure mounting point is required. Just need to pick someones brain who has already done the…See More

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Blog Posts

EA81

Posted by sam hord on February 26, 2015 at 9:54pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

EAA One Week Wonder on Tour in Central Florida Next Week

Posted by Sebastien Heintz on February 26, 2015 at 4:30pm 1 Comment 4 Likes

Video of the Rock House Landing in California Desert

Posted by Christopher Jon Brown on February 23, 2015 at 9:38pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

DIY avionics

Posted by Carlos Sa on February 8, 2015 at 8:29pm 1 Comment 1 Like

John M Greiner - Aircraft Online Log

Posted by John M Greiner on February 6, 2015 at 2:20pm 1 Comment 3 Likes

N183AM

Posted by David Krakowsky on February 5, 2015 at 2:24pm 2 Comments 2 Likes

Vancouver Island

Posted by Stuart Duncan on February 2, 2015 at 9:14am 3 Comments 0 Likes

Ugghhhh...Cutting my spar

Posted by Michael Chesney on January 31, 2015 at 8:34pm 4 Comments 0 Likes

Flygas - Rotax 912 SUPERCHARGER = 140 HP

Posted by Bob McDonald on January 29, 2015 at 3:25pm 4 Comments 2 Likes

Flight from the Florida coast to Haiti

Posted by Sebastien Heintz on January 28, 2015 at 4:00pm 5 Comments 19 Likes

Forum

Subaru 170hp H6 - Geared Re-Drives PSRU - 4 Blade Prop - CH801 FFW ITEMS For Subaru

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