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…
1034 members
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STOL CH 750
862 members
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STOL CH 701
700 members
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STOL CH 801
257 members
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Canadian Builders and Fl…
121 members
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CH 750 Cruzer
97 members
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Zenair Floats
75 members
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Australian & New Zealand…
75 members
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CH 640
44 members
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European Owners and Flye…
34 members
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Flying Adventures!
Flying adventures in Zenith STOL aircraft on DVD!
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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Doug Wagner posted a status"Thank you. Do you all know anything about the reliability of the ULPower 350is compared to the rotax 914? Thanks."
Conrad Watters posted a status"March, another sunny weekend for skis, Kingston and Upper Rideau lake,16hrs in past 6 weeks"
The Once Dreaded Nose Gear Bungee Is Tamed
Ever since I installed my nose gear bungee before I mounted the engine back in 2007, I dreaded the day I would have to replace it. Now that I am at yearly condition inspection #6, I decided it was time to put in a new nose gear bungee. Visually, it looked OK, but I decided to be cautious and got a new one from Zenith last year at their open house. As it turns out, it is almost as easy to install whether the engine is in place or not. No special turning tools or jack screw devices are…See More
Jonathan Porter posted a status"Hoping to be at Oshkosh this year... it will be amazing with the CH750 7 day wonder!"
Timothy E Kinney posted a status"Completed all control surfaces. Horizontal stabilizer and rudder. Starting wings.
Good progress!"
Paul Sanders posted a status"Just got a call from my brother in law that my engine has been delivered to his warehouse. I had no idea it had even been shipped :)"
Claude McKavanagh posted a status"Fitting the canopy and having trouble getting the back end of the outside flashing to fit neatly around the canopy latch"
A video by Gary Eady was featuredShelly Beach Farm airstrip takeoff
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Take-off from a family farm strip at Shelley Beach, overlooking the Kaipara Harbour, north of Auckland, New Zealand. Maximum all up weight, downhill slope, and 10 knots of tail wind.
Rodger Clarke posted a status"Most electrics now installed in cockpit after a long, long, long summer break. Have done two weeks of running wires and crimping. :-)"
peter vetter posted a status"just finished clecoing the horiz stab skeleton together
will put order together for more small items from zenith before continuing."
Blog Posts
CH701 flight testing (44.2 hours since September 28th,2012)
Posted by Normand Lambert on March 10, 2014 at 3:29pm 8 Comments 5 Likes
Fly In To Summer Builder Fly-In Gathering: Saturday, June 21, 2014
Posted by Zenith.Aero on March 4, 2014 at 11:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
1/4 turn Camlocks
Posted by Johann G. Johannsson on March 4, 2014 at 3:59am 6 Comments 0 Likes
Now we've covered props for the CH701, how about for the CH750 ?
Posted by Peter Thomson on March 3, 2014 at 5:35am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Best Prop for a Zenith CH 701
Posted by Volker on March 2, 2014 at 6:30am 23 Comments 2 Likes
2nd Wing Spar
Posted by David A. Judkins on March 1, 2014 at 4:18pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Right tip done
Posted by Marty de la Motte on February 28, 2014 at 12:20am 5 Comments 0 Likes
Spar Web Doubler
Posted by David A. Judkins on February 22, 2014 at 9:15pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
bottle nose root ribs?
Posted by peter vetter on February 21, 2014 at 2:40pm 5 Comments 1 Like
Wing progress
Posted by Marty de la Motte on February 20, 2014 at 5:18am 6 Comments 2 Likes
Forum
Hds cruise
Started by Brendon Lindfield in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Francisco Olivero 4 hours ago. 4 Replies 1 Like
The Once Dreaded Nose Gear Bungee Is Tamed
Started by David Gallagher in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Daniel C Hall 6 hours ago. 1 Reply 1 Like
Zenith 701 fiberglass engine cowling for jabiru 2200
Started by Bruce crum in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Bruce crum yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Rotax 912iS Installation in Zenith Aircraft Information
Started by Joe Harrington in Open Discussion Forums (non model specific). Last reply by Joe Harrington yesterday. 40 Replies 0 Likes
Shock ring
Started by charles e rehberger in Classified / For Sale Postings on Saturday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
New from Zenith:
Coming to AirVenture 2014:
Custom Instrument Panels
for your Zenith:
Custom instrument panelsare 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.
Zenith T-shirts and Hats:
Flying On Your Own Wings:
A Complete Guide to Understanding Light Airplane Design, by Chris Heintz.
Builder & Pilot Supplies:
For Sale
Classified listing for buying or selling your Zenith building or flying related stuff...
How-To Videos from HomebuiltHelp.com
Developed specifically for Zenith builders (by an actual 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.
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