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Dr. Edward L. Olds III
  • Mount Carroll, IL
  • United States
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Informal Zenith builder gathering / camfire in Camp Schoeller

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Construction Sequence

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Construction Sequence

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Construction Sequence
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Lighting packages

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Latest Activity

Finally back to work. Deburred wing skin and got ready to rivet bottom skin. Reviewed DVD from John Croke.
August 24
Dr. Edward L. Olds III added 2 photos
July 14
Started to skin the first wing this week. Been too long away, OSH is coming, so need to get at it!
July 8
Have worked on preparing wings skeletons for riveting.
April 28
Dr. Edward L. Olds III added 2 photos
April 11
I clecoed the wing skeleton together and am ready to deburr and begin riveting! Finally, something that looks like part of an airplane!
April 11
I worked at re-fabricating the L Angles for the Nose Ribs. Used construction manual measurements, not the drawings! The manual is wrong.
April 1
Dr. Edward L. Olds III added a discussion
Lighting packages
What seems to be the preferred lighting package for the 750?  Are most builders going with the AeroLED's from Zenith?  Are most installing a tail light?
March 9
Dr. Edward L. Olds III added a photo
Picture 014
March 9
Finally got back to work today by starting on my wings. Cut 8 pieces of L angle to build brackets. Glad to be back at it.
March 9
Dr. Edward L. Olds III added a discussion
Storage for finished parts?
I am running out of space to put parts in my garage, even though it is a 3 car because of all the tools, cars, and tractors.  My wife refuses to let her car sleep outside, so I need a system to store the finished parts at our barn/hangar.  Does anyo…
February 5
I finished my 3rd slat. Almost lost my log of the build, when my Dell crashed due to virus. Think I'll buy an Apple!
February 5
I finished my first slat and got a great start on the rest. Finally making some progress that I can see.
January 29
I started the slats and had some good success with getting the ribs ready and stiffeners installed. Also fabricated some parts, pretty OK!
January 26
Dr. Edward L. Olds III added 2 photos
January 25
Flaperons finally done! Way too much time spent, have to do better.
January 25

Profile Information

Aircraft Model
STOL CH 750
Project Status
Just started
Building From
Kit
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Private Pilot
Profession / Employer / Background Info
I'm a retired school superintendent. I have owned a Cessna 140, Cessna 172, Beech Musketeer, and an Ercoupe. I fly off of a grass strip and will be building in my garage.

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At 10:13am on July 17, 2010, Jerry Latimer said…
Ed,
Thanks for the kind comment. One of the ways that this hobby has survived so long is by the participants passing along their tribal knowledge. Glad I could help a builder just starting out.
Good luck with that 750. I know the grand kids will enjoy going flying with their grand father.
Jerry
At 9:38am on July 8, 2010, ADRIAN KENTZER said…
Hi Ed, greetings from this side of the 'pond'.
The pic was of G-CECZ taking off. I'm in the process of upgrading my microlight ( ultralight) licence so unfortunately cant fly her solo at the moment, but its not too far off now with my extra training. She was built by the guy who imports them over here and he has done a fantastic job. I'm too impatient to build so buying 'ready-to-fly' suits me fine.
All the best with your build.
Ade
At 8:28am on June 25, 2010, Clay E Hollenback said…
Hi Ed, You have that bird in the air yet?? I'm almost done with the tail kit. July 2nd I'm off to Mexico Mo to get the feselage and finish kits.
At 8:05am on April 12, 2010, Jim Derickson said…
Hello, Thanks, it worked out well. I looked at the picture of the factory ,(AMD) interior and went from there. I measured from the seat support at the stick location forward 5" then up to the panel frame. I was going to put my fuel valve on the 5" flat area but, I forgot that the rudder cables go under that area. I moved the fuel valve up and everything fit.My headset jacks and intercom along with key swich and 12 volt acess round it out. I designed it with cardboard templates and then cut it out of 032 aluminium. I also routed all my cables, wires and pitot lines thru this area to get them out of sight. Thanks for the interest and feel free to ask more questions, Jim
At 8:11am on March 3, 2010, Clay E Hollenback said…
I had a great time. The guys in the shop are over flowing with tips and advice. I learned more in two days than i could have in months on my own. I can't wait to get the HS and elevator finished. Unfortunately I have to wait just a bit to get started. I have to get my shop cleaned out and ready for parts. Hopefully the bulk of that work might get done this weekend.
At 5:22pm on February 9, 2010, Joseph F. Truncale said…
You read my mind ED. I was thinking about polishing wheels of some sort while watching the rudder build video last nite. Thanks,
Joe
At 6:59pm on February 8, 2010, Joseph F. Truncale said…
Dr. Olds,
My apologies. I'm still so new to the site that I accidentally erased your comments - rather inexcusable since you were my first contact on the project! You've also created a great shop and I envy your space. Time will tell where the parts will go, but thanks so much for your encouragement.
Joe
At 8:44am on February 1, 2010, Clay E Hollenback said…
Any Friday night...... That might work. I'll have to let you know for sure but it looks like the 12th might work out beautifully. What time are you home? My navigator (my 5 year old) and I could drive over for an hour or so.

If that doesn't work then the 13th looks pretty good.

I'll just need an address and phone number for when I get lost. You can Eamil it to me if you prefer.
clayton-hollenback@uiowa.edu
At 4:10pm on January 30, 2010, Andre Levesque said…
That would be great Ed..
It's nice to see you are getting help from the young Elves..haha Always nice to build our plane sourrounded by our family. Gives us the will to plow ahead despite all the technical difficulties..
I will follow your progress.
Thanks again Ed !!
Andre
At 2:13pm on January 29, 2010, Clay E Hollenback said…
Ed,

I'm trying to find a weekend in February that will work for me. I'm scheduled for the rudder workshop the 25th and 26th. If I can get a good look at a kit before I go I might be able to ask a few intellegent questions.

Clay

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