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I'm interested in the SAM-EX. Are there any plans to start a SAM forum? I have started an RV-8 tail, but like the idea of the larger SAM and blind rivets. Please consider letting non builders join the forum because it would be useful to those on the fence.

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At 6:11pm on October 16, 2017, Ed Hadaway said…

Rick,

I emailed Roger at Zenith last month about the status of the SAM and wanted to share his response:

Hi Ed,

I hope we can have something by the end of the end year.  But it is going very slow since we have several projects that we are working on and the SAM is not on the top of the list.  Please stay in touch and I will let you know if there are any updates to the kit.
Thanks
Roger Dubbert
roger@zenithair.com
It sounds like we may have something by the end of the year. Hopefully it will move up on the priority list as some of their other projects are complete.
I'm not very motivated to finish the RV tail since I really like the SAM design.
Hope all is well, if you hear any further information please let me know.
Ed
At 5:03pm on September 19, 2017, Ed Hadaway said…

Hi Rick,

Are you going to the Zenith open house this weekend?

Ed

At 8:26pm on August 20, 2017, Ed Hadaway said…

Thanks Rick, always nice to hear from a fellow helo bubba and I would be interested in hearing the response to your e-mail from Zenith.

I emailed them about a visit and tail workshop last year after the SAM was reintroduced at Oshkosh. At that time the were still in the engineering process and weren't scheduling workshops or factory visits for the SAM. According to the SAM website they have just completed the re-engineering of the wings and have parts ready for the CNC machine.

I asked one of the experienced builders in my EAA chapter about the SAM and he said the same thing about builder support for the RV versus a new design. It's all true, but I guess a network has to start somewhere.

With the blind rivets and final-size matched-drilled holes, I can see this kit coming together more smoothly than the RV. For my skill level anyway.

Ed

At 2:32pm on August 18, 2017, Ed Hadaway said…

We're in the same boat! I have an RV-8 tail kit almost completed in the garage. When I saw the new SAM EX I delayed my plans for buying more RV components. Well, that and my daughter decided to get married ($$).

Like you, I like the idea of blind rivets (I don't enjoy bucking rivets) and I especially like the removable canopy.

If anybody from Zenith reads this, let's open up a SAM EX forum and get the community started.

 
 
 

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