CH801 Trip to Alaska is Completed - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-28T18:14:13Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/ch801-trip-to-alaska-is-completed?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A634947&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI have a real problem with su…tag:zenith.aero,2018-08-01:2606393:Comment:6393912018-08-01T14:06:58.508ZSamuel McNairhttps://zenith.aero/profile/SamuelMcNr
<p>I have a real problem with succinct and incomplete answers. So brace yourself for the description that follows. It has the what and they why as well. It is in MS Word attached. I have also attached the basic system diagram, and an illustration of the panel itself.</p>
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<p>For flying IFR, I found it real cumbersome to try to use the center stick and switch radios at the same time. And you cant hold the center stick in your knees to use both hand to fold a map. Finally I wanted the…</p>
<p>I have a real problem with succinct and incomplete answers. So brace yourself for the description that follows. It has the what and they why as well. It is in MS Word attached. I have also attached the basic system diagram, and an illustration of the panel itself.</p>
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<p>For flying IFR, I found it real cumbersome to try to use the center stick and switch radios at the same time. And you cant hold the center stick in your knees to use both hand to fold a map. Finally I wanted the panel space eaten up by cable operated controls, and the ability to remove the entire panel without having to disconnect and unrig every mechanical cable. So I converted to dual stick and added a center console for cable operated controls. </p>
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<p></p> How do you have your backup i…tag:zenith.aero,2018-08-01:2606393:Comment:6395662018-08-01T04:54:57.490ZJoel Studtmannhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JoelStudtmann
<p>How do you have your backup instruments setup? Vacuum system? Secondary electrical bus with a dedicated battery?</p>
<p>How do you have your backup instruments setup? Vacuum system? Secondary electrical bus with a dedicated battery?</p> WOW! That IS quite a trip! Re…tag:zenith.aero,2018-07-02:2606393:Comment:6348422018-07-02T03:12:57.341ZJoe Harringtonhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JoeHarrington
<p>WOW! That IS quite a trip! Really look forward to the full trip report. A year ago today I got back from a trip with my 750 to Tuk. I had planned to make a trip report but haven’t got around to it yet. Hopefully I will find the time to write it up and post it. To me it looked like this forum’s blog should work okay.</p>
<p>WOW! That IS quite a trip! Really look forward to the full trip report. A year ago today I got back from a trip with my 750 to Tuk. I had planned to make a trip report but haven’t got around to it yet. Hopefully I will find the time to write it up and post it. To me it looked like this forum’s blog should work okay.</p> Thanks. your post is a great…tag:zenith.aero,2018-07-01:2606393:Comment:6348552018-07-01T17:19:19.844ZPerry Delanohttps://zenith.aero/profile/perrydelano
<p>Thanks. your post is a great motivator and shows what can be done, if one so wishes, with a homebuilt aircraft. Look forward to seeing more. </p>
<p>Thanks. your post is a great motivator and shows what can be done, if one so wishes, with a homebuilt aircraft. Look forward to seeing more. </p> Once John or some other kind…tag:zenith.aero,2018-07-01:2606393:Comment:6349492018-07-01T14:29:05.389ZSamuel McNairhttps://zenith.aero/profile/SamuelMcNr
<p>Once John or some other kind soul helps me figure out how to navigate posting a complete run down, I will share the entire trip with photos and more details. It took me 5 years of thinking and a lot of planning, plus semi-retiring to pull it off. My only regrets that I didn't stretch it out longer. But every time we stopped somewhere that was a "stop and chill out" kind of place we faced the decision: spend a week here in the rain, or push on? What they consider good VFR up there is quite…</p>
<p>Once John or some other kind soul helps me figure out how to navigate posting a complete run down, I will share the entire trip with photos and more details. It took me 5 years of thinking and a lot of planning, plus semi-retiring to pull it off. My only regrets that I didn't stretch it out longer. But every time we stopped somewhere that was a "stop and chill out" kind of place we faced the decision: spend a week here in the rain, or push on? What they consider good VFR up there is quite different from what the "VFR not recommended" wimps in the lower 48 consider to be good. 1 mile, and kind of clear of clouds is all it takes. And often that is all that you get. IFR up there is a very limited proposition in an 801 since the MEAs are extremely high - above what an 801 fully loaded can do- and the clouds are almost always icy. </p>
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<p>I am hoping that in another year or 2 to make a flight down the windward islands chain to visit some friends in South America. I had that trip all set up and ready to go, but called it off 1 month prior when everything economically collapsed in 2010. But first I have to run up to New England to stop at Vt, NH, Mass, & RI in order to have TO &L all 50 states. I always used to jut fly direct to Maine and never had time to stop in on those. Now it is a matter of "collecting" those last states in my logbook to have a full house. </p>
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<p>Regards</p>
<p>Sam McNair</p>
<p>ssm6791@gmail.com</p> As moderator, my editing soft…tag:zenith.aero,2018-07-01:2606393:Comment:6349472018-07-01T14:25:27.140ZJohn Austinhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JohnLAustin
<p>As moderator, my editing software is slightly different, so just in case, another way to access blogs is to go to the top of any page, click "My Plane," and underneath the "Welcome!", you should see "Latest Activity," and under that "Share: Blog Post." That will take you to a blog post page - at the bottom you'll see "More Options" where you can select who can see and comment on your posts.</p>
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<p>Definitely pictures can be incorporated into the text - I've done it! However, there…</p>
<p>As moderator, my editing software is slightly different, so just in case, another way to access blogs is to go to the top of any page, click "My Plane," and underneath the "Welcome!", you should see "Latest Activity," and under that "Share: Blog Post." That will take you to a blog post page - at the bottom you'll see "More Options" where you can select who can see and comment on your posts.</p>
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<p>Definitely pictures can be incorporated into the text - I've done it! However, there are file limit sizes, so it's best to reduce hi-res pictures to more manageable sizes prior to uploading. As to copying from Word, etc., I don't know - it probably should work but I'm not too savvy on the technical side - my experience is in simple editing!</p>
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<p>You are correct, however, that a work-around for file size limitations is to "respond" to yourself and break it up in multiple posts ... not sure if the file limit is per post or per day, however.</p>
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<p>Perhaps someone who has "been there, done that" with a long blog with pictures will chime-in with some practical advice!</p>
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<p>John</p> I tried the link. The only pl…tag:zenith.aero,2018-07-01:2606393:Comment:6348102018-07-01T13:39:55.139ZSamuel McNairhttps://zenith.aero/profile/SamuelMcNr
<p>I tried the link. The only place I saw on the page to add files was a link to add a single upload location. No place for multiple photos. And the normal post allows for only about 3 photos to be attached, but not incorporated into the text with a total file size limit of only 7 MB. Must I compose on line or can I compose off line in MS Word and copy into the Blog? Pictures in text or pictures attached to text file? Like I said, I am TOTALLY ignorant about the process. Is there a step…</p>
<p>I tried the link. The only place I saw on the page to add files was a link to add a single upload location. No place for multiple photos. And the normal post allows for only about 3 photos to be attached, but not incorporated into the text with a total file size limit of only 7 MB. Must I compose on line or can I compose off line in MS Word and copy into the Blog? Pictures in text or pictures attached to text file? Like I said, I am TOTALLY ignorant about the process. Is there a step by step procedure available? My intent is to write a narrative punctuated with appropriate photos that go into the text. Due to size limitations, and to make it into more "digestible" sized pieces, it may well have to be in multiple postings.</p>
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<p>I have been back and forth over Tennessee so many times over the years, that I have no doubt passed over Crossville. It is not in my list of airports that I have operated out of though. </p> Sam,
If you write up your tr…tag:zenith.aero,2018-07-01:2606393:Comment:6347452018-07-01T12:09:23.635ZJohn Austinhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JohnLAustin
<p>Sam,</p>
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<p>If you write up your trip and publish it as a <a href="http://www.zenith.aero/profiles/blog/list" rel="noopener" target="_blank">blog</a>, then it can be accessed by anyone with the link and not just Zenith.aero members. It will also be searchable with Google, etc., if a few key phrases are used such as "zenith.aero," "blog," and of course some key word of the subject of the blog such as "Alaska," etc.</p>
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<p>BTW, if you passed over "the rolling hills of…</p>
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<p>If you write up your trip and publish it as a <a href="http://www.zenith.aero/profiles/blog/list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blog</a>, then it can be accessed by anyone with the link and not just Zenith.aero members. It will also be searchable with Google, etc., if a few key phrases are used such as "zenith.aero," "blog," and of course some key word of the subject of the blog such as "Alaska," etc.</p>
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<p>BTW, if you passed over "the rolling hills of Tennessee" on the way to South Carolina, you must have passed by close to me! My strip, TN66, is about 12 nm south of KCSV/Crossville, TN. The next Alaska trip, stop by! ;>)</p>
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<p>John</p>
<p>Zenth.aero Forum Moderator</p> Amazing trip! I'm completely…tag:zenith.aero,2018-06-30:2606393:Comment:6348002018-06-30T23:26:31.672ZDaniel Niendorffhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DanielNiendorff
<p>Amazing trip! I'm completely jealous! thanks for sharing it.</p>
<p>Amazing trip! I'm completely jealous! thanks for sharing it.</p>