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William R Arnold
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Building philosopy and comments
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Garrett Jul 13, 2013. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Do so many Zodiacs need to be pretty (i.e. paint job)? I am now flying my CH 650 after taking a year to build it, get it inspected, flying off 40 hours during a Colorado winter, getting the…Continue
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- Retired university professor / HP engineer. Pilot for 64 years.
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Mountain Flying
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 7:06pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
I do not want to cast aspersions on anyone, but Steven might have been lucky during his mountain flying. I have flown over the Cascade mountains, the Rocky Mountains, and such many times. The fellow in the Cub was also lucky. Here are some tips offered "free of charge".
Before flying in the mountains, get some introduction from an expert. Mine was my dad, who among other things, flew the Hump in WW II, accumulated…
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Welcome to the family.
I wish you the all the best with
your project. If you ever get the chance to visit the Zenith factory please
take the time to stop by our builder assist facility too. We are their newest
and nearest builder assist facility and like to have visitors. We are right
here in Mexico, Mo., not far from them as well.
Take care and good luck,
Bill Carter
American Light Sport Aircrafters
Builder Assist & Assembly Center
www.LightSportAircrafters.com