"Hey Bob, Thanks you brother, I do have the VG's on the stabelizer, good to get these kinds of tips from experienced 701 pilots, Thanks again"
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Bob Jones
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Tim Pumphrey left a comment for Bob Jones"Bob, There is a video on the Zenith website doing what you said about the front wheel. Thats what changed my mind about the 701. I will save the tailwheel for when I build a Pietenpol some day. But for now I need and aircraft that can be built in a…"
Tim Pumphrey left a comment for Bob Jones"Hi Bob,
What engine are you using in your ch701. Does Zenith still sell the planes for the skies.
I'll check the website.
Tim Pumphrey"
Rob Jamros left a comment for Bob Jones"Hi Bob, What is the weight and cost of the rubber nose caps for the floats? I will consider them. Rob"
Rob Jamros left a comment for Bob Jones"Hey Bob, An honor to be your friend and to be part of the 701 community. Your wisdom and knowledge is highly respected.
Rob"
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Flying In Alaska... On floats and skis
From start to finish it took me over 1,000 hours, but I spent a lot of extra time on the construction of skis, a custom baggage door, a survival gear box under dash, ejectable top hinged bowed doors, and more. I also installed larger wing tanks (which are now standard in the kit) and built both wings with one broken arm (and some additional help). This is a "EAA Centennial Homebuilt" and after a 1-1/2 hour FAA Inspection, it passed without a change.
I'm flying every chance I get and now have more than 100 hours on the plane in 10 months. It's on Zenair 1150 floats in the summer and skis in the winter.
I custom-built the skis from plans with UHMW bottoms, reinforcements and heavier axles and rigging.
Part of the construction time was from working with ROTAX Austria to get approval to slightly modify the tuned air intake, to fit on the 701, and I believe it was the first 100-hp. Rotax 912S to use it.
Anyone wanting to know more can contact me.
Bob Jones
Tel. (907) 892-7369
bobnpat @ mtaonline . net
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Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 7:23am on May 2, 2013,
Walter Miller O'Neal III said… Hey Bob, Thanks you brother, I do have the VG's on the stabelizer, good to get these kinds of tips from experienced 701 pilots, Thanks again
- At 3:26pm on March 29, 2013, Tim Pumphrey said…
Bob, There is a video on the Zenith website doing what you said about the front wheel. Thats what changed my mind about the 701. I will save the tailwheel for when I build a Pietenpol some day. But for now I need and aircraft that can be built in a 400 to 700 hours, can sit outside and can takeoff and land in a cow pasture without being damaged while being easy to fly.Also, If need be I can add floats and use the Ohio river for a runway. The CH701 was designed to be a nose wheel aircraft unlike a J-3 cub or Pietenpol which where designed to be taildraggers and fly will as taildraggers.Those airplanes would not fly well as nose wheel aircraft.
- At 2:16pm on March 17, 2013, Tim Pumphrey said…
Hi Bob,
What engine are you using in your ch701. Does Zenith still sell the planes for the skies.
I'll check the website.
Tim Pumphrey
- At 8:57pm on December 20, 2012, Rob Jamros said…
Hey Bob, An honor to be your friend and to be part of the 701 community. Your wisdom and knowledge is highly respected.
Rob
- At 8:58pm on October 12, 2009,
Brody Godmaire said… - Hey Bob, do you think you can tell me where you got your skis for your 701 from? I've been looking and havn't found any, and if you built them from scratch would you be able to give me some design patterns if possible? thanks,
Brody
- At 6:02pm on April 12, 2009,
Alvin Rose said… - Hello Bob
I live in Newfoundland and we have lots of snow..Would appreciate
a copy of the plans for the skis for winter flying.
Alvin
- At 4:47pm on April 2, 2009, Alvin Rose said…
- Hi Bob
The angle of incidence on these floats is 4.5 degrees with floats level.
- At 2:56pm on March 31, 2009,
Bob Jones said… - ATTENTION BUILDERS ! I now have a new 701 kit, and will start the build in the fall, I ordered my new plane with the "old style" 5.5 gallon tanks to use as auxillaries, Zenith as always accommodated and remade the tanks. It would be to any builders advantage ,to do this . It gives you almost 2.5 hrs. of added fuel , and by design [ ie. against and parallel to the strut] almost on the CG. ,so no weight shift, the aux. tanks can feed the mains and therefore do not need fuel gages, sure beats gas cans for the long occasional flight ..BOB
- At 9:36pm on March 22, 2009,
Robert Pelland said… - Hello Bob,
Thank you for your prompt response. :o)
I have already purchased the VG's for the elevator, and I am very impressed with your water take off's not to mention the flight attitude of your 701 in the recent video on skies.
I also agree with your comment about the fences looking really cool, and was wondering if you happen to have any close up's of the fences, and the method you used to install the horizontal stabilizers on the tail. If you do, would you please send them to me off forum at the following address
robert.pelland@cgocable.ca
Thank you for the time you will take to address my concerns.
You have my very best regards
Bob
- At 5:04pm on March 22, 2009, Bob Jones said…
- Two things I would like to pass on to other builders, 1. put the key switch in the center of the dash , so you can operate it with your arm resting in the -y- stick. this helps with restart in flight , taxi on floats ,and ski's as nose can be held up with hand also on key to shut off when coming to the pier or shore ,while holding throttle with left hand. 2. DONT use a plastic fuel filter under the cowl, and wrap insulation adound the metal filter for fire protection , and vapor lock prevention ..VERY important...
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