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Mark Townsend
  • Hanger 41 CYKF Kitchener/Waterloo International Airport, Ontario. Canada
  • Canada
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Zenith Zip 2010 Brampton Airport Ontario Schedule Dates: September 4 & 5, 2010 Events When Who Where Registration Saturday morning RAA clubhouse Scratch build info, demo, tips and methods Saturday all day Lunch Saturd…
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Stuart Duncan and Rick Fister are attending Mark Townsend's event
September 3, 2010 to September 5, 2010
The 4th annual Recreational Aircraft Association Zenith Zip Fly-in will be held on Sept 3-4-5 th at Brampton Airport. This event will have demonstrations in building /owning and flying your Zenith Aircraft.
August 9
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Many of you have read about the 4 750's now flying since October from Can-Zac, however few know that along with the 5 601's in the shop for upgrade and finishing we have also finished a STOL 801. This plane has a Lyc IO-360 Dynon D180 with full Auto…
July 12
Mark Townsend updated an event
September 3, 2010 to September 5, 2010
The 4th annual Recreational Aircraft Association Zenith Zip Fly-in will be held on Sept 3-4-5 th at Brampton Airport. This event will have demonstrations in building /owning and flying your Zenith Aircraft.
June 14
Bob McDonald is attending Mark Townsend's event
Zenith Zip Fly-in at Brampton Airport
September 3, 2010 to September 5, 2010
The 4th annual Zenith Zip Fly-in will be held on Sept 3-4-5 th at Brampton Airport. This event will have demonstrations in building /owning and flying your Zenith Aircraft. We are making arrangements for Aircraft Spruce, Rotax / Jabiru and UL engine…
May 22
Don Walker might attend Mark Townsend's event
Zenith Zip Fly-in at Brampton Airport
September 3, 2010 to September 5, 2010
The 4th annual Zenith Zip Fly-in will be held on Sept 3-4-5 th at Brampton Airport. This event will have demonstrations in building /owning and flying your Zenith Aircraft. We are making arrangements for Aircraft Spruce, Rotax / Jabiru and UL engine…
May 14
Heinz Genrich is attending Mark Townsend's event
Can-Zac BBQ at Can-Zac Hanger Hanger 41 CYKF
May 22, 2010 from 10am to 3pm
Canadian Zenith Aircraft will be having a Lunch BBQ on the Saturday of the May long weekend( May 22) at the Can-Zac Hanger, located at Hanger 41 CYKF Kitchener Airport. Mark
May 11

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STOL CH 701, STOL CH 750, STOL CH 801, ZODIAC CH 601, ZODIAC XL, ZODIAC CH 650, Other Zenith
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I am the Owner of Can-Zac Aviation Ltd. the Canadian distributor for Zenith Aircraft kits and Zenair designs, I am an avid builder and still plans build for my own aircraft. I enjoy the building side of the kit aircraft and build several planes a year for customers. I also spend quite a bit of time in customer support helping Canadians out with all ranges of questions on building right up to Canadian laws and registration process.

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Zenith Zip Fly-in Schedule

Zenith Zip 2010 Brampton Airport Ontario



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Posted on September 2, 2010 at 7:12pm —

Mark Townsend

Another STOL801 in the Air

Many of you have read about the 4 750's now flying since October from Can-Zac, however few know that along with the 5 601's in the shop for upgrade and finishing we have also finished a STOL 801. This plane has a Lyc IO-360 Dynon D180 with full Autopilot, It has been a far bigger build than the 750's have been but it has also been a Joy to see such a big plane take to the Sky.



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Posted on July 12, 2010 at 1:01pm — 2 Comments

Mark Townsend

STOL CH750 AULA

It's Official, the STOL CH750 can now be registered as an AULA in Canada. CAN-ZAC has worked with Transport Canada to have the newest Zenith Kit added to the list. http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/general/ccarcs/advancedullist.htm



This means that you now have the choice in Canada of either an Amateur built or Advanced Ultralight registration for your STOL CH750.



At present Canadian

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Posted on May 10, 2010 at 10:15am —

Mark Townsend

New Cowling

The cowling mold has been lengthened and the new cowling's do not have a meal strip. I have deeded to change the cowling to the new one instead of trying to repair the version with metal strip embedded in the fiberglass. I will not be able to get this done before Oshkosh but it will be the the first job upon my return.

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Posted on July 23, 2009 at 8:00pm —

Mark Townsend

Cowling Final fit

I received the cowing from the paint shop and fitted it to the fuselage in order to be able to arrange the fitting of The airbrush work to be done on the cowling. With the cowing in place the fiberglass work over the added metal strips has pulled away and needs to be attended to before I can finish the paint job. This is the bust for being able to have the plane at Oshkosh.

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Posted on July 13, 2009 at 8:00pm —

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At 2:59pm on February 1, 2010, Tracy Buttles said…
i had to tell you how funny your video on the newsletter of you going through the "aircraft parts store" was !!!
love the final "cuttit" comment
hope you didnt get in trouble!!
Tracy
At 8:59pm on November 30, 2009, conrad watters said…
Mark - if the weather is reasonable, and, if Bob has not finished his 750 yet, I am planning on driving to Kitchener to pop some rivets etc the evening of Dec 9th. All things being equal, I will stay until fri afternoon.
Does this sound reasonable to you ( and Bob )?
best regards, Conrad
At 2:56pm on February 23, 2009, Joris Haentjens said…
Hi Mark. Is your 601XL flying?
At 3:08am on February 16, 2009, Isaac Wee and Nita Maharani said…
Hi there Mark. I was given your name by Patrick Nessbit. I am looking for an engine for my 701 project and am probably going with the 80hp Rotax. Patrick said that you may be able to help.
At 10:21am on January 14, 2009, Mark Colbeck said…
That's the precover inspection.
At 10:19am on January 14, 2009, Mark Colbeck said…
Hey Mark,
I'm getting ready to call for inspection of the entire plane. Any advice when dealing with the MDRA inspectors? I have read through some of the docs on your site. Just want to be prepared so that I can move forward after they inspect. Do they give you a list of deficiencies then reinspect or do you jut sign off once they are completed?
Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks
 
 
 

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