Welcome to the Sun'N'Fun Annual BBQ , Held once again in the campgrounds on Foxtrot Lane. This is an evening gathering of Builders , Flyers and interested people. RSVP please so we know what to have for food.
Field Sales Rep for Houston area concrete ready-mix company. I currently fly a Kolb Firestar II out of Bailes Field (7R9), a small grass strip airport near Angleton TX. Started flying in 2007, got my SP license in Feb. '08. Just fulfilling a lifelong dream!
Jimmy,
If you want specifics give me a call I don’t feel comfortable listing prices online for a deal made between me and someone else. 604-828-9375 weekdays and weekends @360-383-6398
Thanks
RR
Jimmy,
Good to hear from you. I am in the same boat with 80 hr workweeks. I bought my engine a 3100 Corvair and all the firewall forward from William Wynne. I have about 1.5 hours on the engine and it runs as advertised. I have no flight time as the wings are yet to be completed. The panel took a little longer than I thought but turned out excellent. If I had to do it over I still would go with a William’s built engine.
Good luck
Ron
hi jim i know aero max offers a ff pkg and they can ship an engine he is in valdosta ga your comment about the colledge go check it out i would not buy anything from this guy aeromax call him he will tell you about the ww group i have first hand experience from them as a matter of fact aeromax can do all the install your not to far bring the fuselage and he will take care of all the mount etc its a shame the ww group is so knowlegable in corvair but undependable i know aeromax has the 750 ff pkg the engine is done the cowling almost done all instruments and wiring done just need to save for the wings and im complete joe
Jimmy, I just joined this group, plan on getting started with my 750 project this year. I would like to get to meet some of the builders in the Houston Area. My e mail address is johncsaunders@yahoo.com. thanks
The landing lights are automotive lights from NAPA. Brand is Hella (German). I did not add any extra inspection plates. I built the airplane with the help of Mark Townsend, the Canadian Zenith dealer. He has loads of experience with building Zenith aircraft and he did not recommend any additional inspection plates.
Glad to help with your 750 adventure. I now have 30 hours on the airplane. Other than a few problems with air leakage (which makes for a cold cockpit in Canada in the winter), the airplane has been great. Happy to answer questions if I can.
Yes I would really like to attend the sun-fun this year, however we have a commitment in Californian at the same time.
No doubt the 0-200 is a tough motor and probably a lot less expensive, and parts are much more available, so it certainly makes a lot of sense to go with it. The performance with the Jabiru is probably better, do to less weight and extra hp, but the difference may not be worth extra cost of the jabiru. Unfortunately cost seems to be a large factor in my decisions, so who knows I might end up with the good old continental also. But at fields with higher elevations, the extra performance of the jabiru would be nice.
My Email is "alletj@gmail.com" and my cell is 806.681.0502.
Take care,
Tyler
Hi Jimmy,
I appreciate the offer of help and I'm sure I will have lots of questions come up during this project, so I'm looking forward to visiting with you.
Are you the same Jimmy Young that I read about In the stories by Robert Laird on the Texas-Flyer web site? If so do you still have the yellow Kolb? That looks like a lot of fun.
Yes, I am planning on ordering the Homebuilt videos on the 750. I'm sure they will be a big help and will save a lot of time. After attending the rudder class I can see that knowing some of the tricks on how to do certain things is going to be a great help, and make the build much more enjoyable.
Texas is a big place and we are about as far apart as you can get in Texas, but thanks to the internet we are like next door neighbors.
By the way have you decided on what engine you are going to use?
Take care.
Tyler
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If you want specifics give me a call I don’t feel comfortable listing prices online for a deal made between me and someone else. 604-828-9375 weekdays and weekends @360-383-6398
Thanks
RR
Good to hear from you. I am in the same boat with 80 hr workweeks. I bought my engine a 3100 Corvair and all the firewall forward from William Wynne. I have about 1.5 hours on the engine and it runs as advertised. I have no flight time as the wings are yet to be completed. The panel took a little longer than I thought but turned out excellent. If I had to do it over I still would go with a William’s built engine.
Good luck
Ron
No problem, I will do my best to answer.
The landing lights are automotive lights from NAPA. Brand is Hella (German). I did not add any extra inspection plates. I built the airplane with the help of Mark Townsend, the Canadian Zenith dealer. He has loads of experience with building Zenith aircraft and he did not recommend any additional inspection plates.
--Angus
Glad to help with your 750 adventure. I now have 30 hours on the airplane. Other than a few problems with air leakage (which makes for a cold cockpit in Canada in the winter), the airplane has been great. Happy to answer questions if I can.
--Angus
Good to talk to you yesterday. I got your phone message and will call today.
My email address is arborcrest @wildblue.net
No doubt the 0-200 is a tough motor and probably a lot less expensive, and parts are much more available, so it certainly makes a lot of sense to go with it. The performance with the Jabiru is probably better, do to less weight and extra hp, but the difference may not be worth extra cost of the jabiru. Unfortunately cost seems to be a large factor in my decisions, so who knows I might end up with the good old continental also. But at fields with higher elevations, the extra performance of the jabiru would be nice.
My Email is "alletj@gmail.com" and my cell is 806.681.0502.
Take care,
Tyler
I appreciate the offer of help and I'm sure I will have lots of questions come up during this project, so I'm looking forward to visiting with you.
Are you the same Jimmy Young that I read about In the stories by Robert Laird on the Texas-Flyer web site? If so do you still have the yellow Kolb? That looks like a lot of fun.
Yes, I am planning on ordering the Homebuilt videos on the 750. I'm sure they will be a big help and will save a lot of time. After attending the rudder class I can see that knowing some of the tricks on how to do certain things is going to be a great help, and make the build much more enjoyable.
Texas is a big place and we are about as far apart as you can get in Texas, but thanks to the internet we are like next door neighbors.
By the way have you decided on what engine you are going to use?
Take care.
Tyler
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