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X-Wind Fly By
Photo Credit: Scott LenclA fly by of the 7-Oh-Fun in a stiff X-Wind at PAE on May 3rd, 2013
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Small grass strips and STOL-Ports along the Snoqualmie Valley
jim miller left a comment for John Marzulli"hi john
i was told end of next week for the paper work to get to me .thats like 9 more sleeps ."
jim miller left a comment for John Marzulli"hi john
for the poh i just customized it for my plane , things like the engine and the prop and some of the maintanance stuff that is in reguard to my high performance ea 81 subaru engine .
in canada we have to include what they call out…"
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*Long* X-Country
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 11:00am 2 Comments 3 Likes
Did a long cross-country on Saturday. It was a 300NM flight, taking 5 hours of time (including touch and gos, ect). 19.5 gallons burned.
Landed at four airports that were new to me and to the 7-Oh-Fun.
That leaves only 11 public airports in Western Washington that I have not landed the 701 at.
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Continue Engine Update
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 2:00pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
So here are the facts:
1) My engine is back together and the plane is flying again
2) The only parts replaced were CHT probes, seals, gaskets and overflow bottle.
3) Compression is 86,86,86,85
4) Full root cause is still not fully known.
Between myself and my Rotax guru A&P we have a probable cause:
1) A near gross load reduced climb & cooling performance allowing for increases in coolant and oil temps.
2) The…
Continue Still Working On A Root Cause
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 3:17pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
We are still trying to figure why exactly all the coolant came out. The best hypothesis is an airlock developed in the system and forced the coolant out.
That still leaves us wondering why the airlock started in the first place.
Once piece of the puzzle has been figured out, which sadly creates a new question. The bottle failed due to exhaust heat. We were seeing EGTs close to the yellow\warning zone before the failure. The portion of the bottle that melted was…
Continue Engine News
Posted on January 9, 2013 at 3:01pm 11 Comments 2 Likes
Some good news:
First the cylinder bodies were all fine. They measured in spec and had no scaring and no signs of warping.
The better news is the cylinder and heads all passed their hardness tests. The minimum hardness of the heads is 85HB and the Cylinders 90HB.
The heads measured between 102-134 and the cylinders 108-118. The lowest values were for #1 head and #2 cylinder.
As expected the bolts were all loose from the…
Continue Need Rotax 912S Help To Get The 7-Oh-Fun Back Home
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 12:16pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
I need some Rotax advise as my plane is stranded at another airport.
The coolant overflow bottle failed in flight. The first sign was some red fluid in the cockpit a few minutes after take off. At first I thought it was brake fluid.
I noted the EGTs were high, but the CHTs were in range, and the oil temps were slightly high, but not in "the red zone"
A minute later I started smelling something in the cockpit and turned back to the field at reduced…
ContinueComment Wall (16 comments)
- At 12:17pm on April 17, 2013, jim miller said…
hi john
i was told end of next week for the paper work to get to me .thats like 9 more sleeps .
- At 9:46am on April 16, 2013, jim miller said…
hi john
for the poh i just customized it for my plane , things like the engine and the prop and some of the maintanance stuff that is in reguard to my high performance ea 81 subaru engine .
in canada we have to include what they call out of phase items such as you elt and encoder maintanace as well. I amagine you have to include those items also somewhere .the inspector is comming tonight at 4pm to look at the boots i had to install,and then i think i have to wait for the final pc of paper from transport canada before i can legally fly .hopfully it will be here for the end of next week .
thanks and keep up with the cool vidio ,it keeps people motivated to cary on with building
talk soon C-GHWA
- At 7:20pm on April 15, 2013, jim miller said…
hi john
i got the cargo net at canadian tire and the seats are from walmart
thanks for the poh i used most of it .
- At 7:06pm on September 20, 2012,
Joe Byrd said… John
Have you ever had your aileron controls seem to be heavy during higher winds aloft? Control is smooth and effortless on the ground, but in mid-day flight during periods of 10mph or less winds it seemed harder today.
Joe
- At 6:46pm on August 26, 2012, Joe Byrd said…
Thanks for accepting my friend request. I also want to thank you for your wonderful videos.
- At 9:56am on August 20, 2012,
Steve Rubinson said…
I like the olive paint scheme with the sharp-toothed mouth.
- At 2:51pm on April 11, 2012,
ulis temos said… - John, like your videos. Did you ever think of posting them on Vimeo backcountry pilot?
- At 7:40am on January 24, 2012,
Joseph Begany said… John
The "dead stick take off" guy is in Idaho. By the way his big yellow ship is for sale. He is busy building a second Highlander and plans to put a 914 turbo in it. The guy that I am refering to is Steve out of Carnation, WA. He recently built his second Highlander and put a UL 350i in it and has an ongoing thread on the Just Aircraft web site dedicated to his experience with this engine. He has also posted a number of videos on line and tends to like outback flying. There is another guy in the area that built a custom modified Highlander with a metal wing frame and full fixed slats like the Zenith specifically for outback flying. They seem to spend time together in the air. Steve is a great guy and very knowledgable. You might check into the JA web site, look him up, and give him a call. They would be a great group to do some flying together.
I am torn between the two airframes. In all honesty I favor the Highlander over the Zentih but I can't scratch build the Highlander. I have the plans for the 750 but I have not pulled the triger on starting construction. Probably because I wish I could swing a Highlander kit. I could save a fortune on scratchbuilding the 750 but I know it will take a lot of time. For the moment I am just wasting time. When the weather breaks I am going to fly my rental up to Michigan to check out a 701 with a Viking in it. I am looking forward to that trip. Perhaps that will get me off my but and commit to one or the other.
Enjoy. Joe b
- At 11:23am on January 23, 2012, Joseph Begany said…
John
I didn't realize that it snowed in Seatle. Now I must go to the web and check out typical weather for Seatle. I guess I thought that it typically stayed well above freezing on the west side of the mountains. Even SanFrancisco can get snow but it isn't very typical. My daughter has been at Berkely for two years now so I have learned a lot about their weather. Still jealous. Looks like a lot of fun flying up there. There is a guy in a Highlander that gets up in the are a lot and posts videos on the Just Aircraft web site. He is having a lot of fun in back woods locations. He is located just East of Portland. Keep on flying safe and sharing of course!
Joe B
- At 12:46pm on December 18, 2011,
Armin Gruber said… - Dear John,
Great flying videos, nice smooth finals and soft touch-down on gravel or sand, you are using the Sky Jeep as per its design intent. I'm full of envy watching the freedom you have in the US when flying light aircraft. Here in Bavaria/ Southern Germany you are restricted to registered airfields for your flying activities and even a low approach on a closed airfield can get you in trouble. Anyway, you've probably got a bit more space in your country than we have here. In response to Joseph's comments I offer my own experience of flying at stall speed: Having done about 400h in my 701 in less than 3 years I find the slow-flying characteristics certainly different from any other aircraft I experienced before but once one has experienced, understood and mastered the situations of loss of elevator-authority (in my case the first flight in the 701 was a solo and the first landing with flaps made me experience what loss of elevator authority means)the fun starts and the aircraft is very predictable and very safe.
Happy flying.
Armin Gruber
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