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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Jon's Super 701
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Quick beach landing
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Groups
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Zenith CH 601 / 650 seri…
1654 members
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STOL CH 750
1466 members
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STOL CH 701
1149 members
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CH 750 Cruzer
621 members
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STOL CH 801
416 members
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Zenair Floats
184 members
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Canadian Builders and Fl…
159 members
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Australian & New Zealand…
113 members
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CH 640
98 members
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European Owners and Flye…
46 members
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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.
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.
Join us at the 2019 Zenith Homecoming!
September 20 & 21 in Mexico, Missouri
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Latest Activity
Able Flight, Zenith STOL CH750, experimental aircraft, with hand controls
#AbleFlight, #ZenithSTOLCH750, #experimentalaircraft, #handcontrols Able Flight, Zenith STOL CH750, experimental aircraft with hand controls https://www.patr...
Zenith Factory Workshop: November 21 & 22, 2019
November 21, 2019 at 9am to November 22, 2019 at 12pmZenith Factory Workshop: October 10 & & 11, 2019
October 10, 2019 at 9am to October 11, 2019 at 12pm
Michael Leamy posted a discussionWTB - Some 750 stuff (doors, seats, 0200, etc)
A fine afternoon to all!I recently acquired a 750 project that is 80% done (and 90% to go) and am looking for some items needed to complete. Yep, I know Zenith sells them....and there are many items I'll need to get from them. Thought I'd check here…See More
28th annual Zenith Aircraft OPEN HANGAR DAYS and HOMECOMING fly-in at Zenith Aircraft factory
September 20, 2019 to September 21, 2019
28th annual Zenith Aircraft…See More
Fuel tank fittings tightness
I'm trying to finish up the fuel tank install, and the fittings at the most inboard end seem too tight. The pictures show it out of the threads, and then tightened with a wrench a little bit. To tighten much more would take a lot of force.Should I…See More
STOL CH 750
Summer is quickly winding down so I have to get in some flying now that the contractors are done at the house. Landed on dried glacial silt bed near Anchorage. It’s just a short walk to a lake filled with glacial icebergs. It’s a good way to beat…
"Finally got plane out of hangar after April 1. Checked brakes, readjusted idle to 1600 RPM, and washed exterior of dirt. Overheating to 230."
"Repaired and cleaned nut plates to close access panels. I need to wash plane before flying because it sat around hangar over 4 months."
LZ_Belts
The RV guys love Crow Belts and I love them too! Custom sized 5 point harness for my Zenith Zodiac.
Arlington Fly-In
The Arlington Fly-In started today in Washington. If you have the opportunity two Zenith/Viking powered airplanes are on display and both a great representation of Zenith and Viking on the West coast. Quality Sport Planes and Jonathan Fay with the…See More
Upper Instrument Panel Cover - Paint?
Arrrgghhh.....I'm at the point where I need to fit my upper panel cover, so I thought I'd paint it. I've gone thru 3 cans of Rustoleum flat black and it still looks like crap. I'm sure the get-out-of-bed temps in the low 80's with 70%+ humidity…See More
Blog Posts
Elevator completed
Posted by Bradford Drown on August 18, 2019 at 5:27pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Arlington Fly-In
Posted by Jan Eggenfellner on August 16, 2019 at 2:22pm 0 Comments 1 Like
2019 Zenith Aircraft OPEN HANGAR DAYS and Builder Fly-In
Posted by Zenith Aero on August 14, 2019 at 11:00am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Elevator trim tab horn issue
Posted by Bradford Drown on August 13, 2019 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Zodiac 601xl New Nose Wheel Oleo Strut
Posted by Robert Schneck on August 12, 2019 at 11:32pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Super Duty Build
Posted by Jono Lind on August 12, 2019 at 1:30pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Complete Left Wing Skin Drilling
Posted by Damon Brantley on August 11, 2019 at 7:47pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Oshkosh 2019 Follow-Up Report (Part Two)
Posted by Sebastien Heintz on August 8, 2019 at 7:00pm 7 Comments 15 Likes
601XL-B For Sale
Posted by Tim Wiebe on August 8, 2019 at 10:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Oshkosh 2019 - Part One
Posted by Sebastien Heintz on August 6, 2019 at 10:30am 2 Comments 24 Likes
Forum
Riveting
Started by Robert Boyd in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Dan Hill 7 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Riveting
Started by Robert Boyd in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Scott Smith 12 hours ago. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Fuel tank fittings tightness
Started by Scott Tyler Bragg in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Geoff Klestadt 13 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
WTB - Some 750 stuff (doors, seats, 0200, etc)
Started by Michael Leamy in Classified / For Sale Postings 15 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Zenith 750 STOL components for sale
Started by John D Moe in Classified / For Sale Postings. Last reply by Joe Scheibinger 19 hours ago. 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.
Pro Builder Assistance
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty for all your building and pilot supplies!
For Sale
Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...
Follow Up Report:
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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