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Here's my report of the 2017 Sun'n Fun fly-in held last week (April 4 - 9) in Lakeland, Florida, with photos and videos of the trip to and from Lakeland from the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri. Watch the videos for additional info (with narration) and check out some of our Facebook…
ContinueAdded by Sebastien Heintz on April 14, 2017 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments
ContinueToday, November 21, is Chris' 78th birthday. While most of you know Chris or are familiar with him and his work, I know many new Zenith builders and owners are not as familiar (since his retirement about six years ago) so below I am sharing an article written by aviation writer and friend Jim Cavanaugh in 2011 for the "Zeniths to Oshkosh" celebrations honoring Chris Heintz at EAA AirVenture.…
Added by Sebastien Heintz on November 21, 2016 at 3:00pm — 27 Comments
Since announcing that we'd purchased the assets of SAM Aircraft earlier this year, Zenith Aircraft demo pilot Roger Dubbert and I recently traveled to Zenair Ltd. in Midland, Ontario, Canada to fly the prototype aircraft (that my brother Nicholas had previously flown back from Quebec). The purpose of…
ContinueAdded by Sebastien Heintz on February 18, 2016 at 3:30pm — 16 Comments
Here's the follow up report on a successful 2012 EAA AirVenture "Oshkosh" Fly-In Convention. Attendance appeared to be good, with strong interest in our aircraft. We enjoyed meeting with both new and old Zenith builders!
Zeniths at AirVenture 2012 - Summary Video Clip:
Flight to Oshkosh: Roger flies the Zenith CH 650:…
ContinueAdded by Sebastien Heintz on August 2, 2012 at 7:00am — 2 Comments
We're ready for our next big adventure at "AirVenture! - Here is a summary of some of the planned Zenith activities. We hope you can join us!
I'll be updating this page as I receive new information.…
Added by Sebastien Heintz on July 16, 2012 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments
Here's a nice series of photos showing a unique banner towing arrangement from this STOL CH 701 light sport utility plane in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean:
#1: Take-off from water:
#2: The folded banner is on the floating platform, with the towline hanging between the pick up gates on the platform, and a grapple hook trailing behind the airplane:…
ContinueAdded by Sebastien Heintz on September 23, 2011 at 11:30am — 1 Comment
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