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Preview: ZENITH OPEN HANGAR DAYS & FLY-IN 2016

Roger and I went flying this morning in the Zenith CH 650 to summarize the events at the upcoming 25th annual Zenith Aircraft Open Hangar Days and Fly In coming up in a couple of weeks at the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri:

Here's more info on the events from …

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on September 9, 2016 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Flying the SAM Aircraft for the first time

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…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on February 18, 2016 at 3:30pm — 16 Comments

Sebring 2016

Here are a few photos and videos of the trip to and from the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, January 20 - 23, 2016, in Sebring (central Florida).

For us, the trip itself is usually the highlight of attending these shows, and the trip allows us to spend quality time flying the planes that we spend our days building, and allows us to experience first-hand the cross-country capability of our fun light airplanes. (To this…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on January 27, 2016 at 3:30pm — 8 Comments

EAA calls on members to redouble efforts to reform aeromedical certification

[The following is reprinted from the EAA website]…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on July 27, 2015 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

EAA One Week Wonder on Tour in Central Florida: March 2015

Here's a summary of my three days with the EAA One Week Wonder airplane in central Florida earlier this week. 

On Wednesday, we flew by the shortest paved runway (a nice R/C field, just a few hundred feet long) and later that night I had the chance to fly over the longest runway I'd ever seen (NASA's shuttle landing runway at Kennedy Space Center, three miles long!).…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on February 26, 2015 at 4:30pm — 7 Comments

Flight from the Florida coast to Haiti

I have compiled the following photos and account of Jeff Badgero's recent flight from Florida to Haiti. 

Jeff and Carol Badgero are missionaries with H.O.P.E. Missions who have been working in the country of…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on January 28, 2015 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

Christopher Ward's Zenith CH 750 Cruzer project - Horizontal Tail

Earlier this month, we opened up our factory to Christopher Ward and members of EAA Chapter 429 of Jefferson City (MO) to give Chris and his helpers to get a chance on progressing on the construction of a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer.

Christopher attended our regular Zenith Workshop earlier in the year,…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on December 18, 2014 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Preview: 2014 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-In: July 28 - August 3

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on July 21, 2014 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Hints for Homebuilders video series from EAA

Roger and I recently completed a series of short how-to videos for the EAA Hints for Homebuilders channel, a builder resource available to EAA members.  Charlie Becker, EAA Director of Communities & Homebuilt Community Manager, and Jim Soyk, EAA Senior Videographer and Editor…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on March 18, 2014 at 2:30pm — 15 Comments

Short Take-Off and Landing in the Pacific aboard the USS Carl Vinson

Last week I had the the privilege of visiting a working U.S. Navy carrier out at sea as part of an EAA group. Fifteen of us were given a first-hand look at life aboard an aircraft carrier and Navy life at sea.  This was truly a unique and unforgettable experience.

We started the trip with a night at the historic…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on February 8, 2014 at 1:00pm — 23 Comments

STOL Competition Winners!

2015 Update

Congratulations to Chris AndersonJock Struthers, and to Deane Philip for taking first, second and third place in the third annual "…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on February 3, 2014 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

Zenith STOL on The Aviators TV

The Aviators TV show features the Zenith STOL CH 801 in the current season (Season 4), episode 2. Following are some screen shots and caption, on location in rural Quebec, Canada, earlier this year:

 

No runway? No problem! We challenge the limits faced in the world of bush flying in this amazing…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on October 21, 2013 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

AOPA members prefer Experimentals

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) membership prefers Experimental aircraft to factory-builts.

I was surprised to read today that, according to an …

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on September 18, 2013 at 4:00pm — 8 Comments

Fly In To Summer Builder Fly-In Gathering: Saturday, June 22, 2013

You're invited to join us for our "Fly In To Summer" Builder Fly-In Gathering at the Zenith Aircraft Factory.…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on May 23, 2013 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

STOL CH 750 builder Guy Savoie

2018 UPDATE: See the follow up photos and videos in the comments below this original story.

Zenith builders and pilots are made up of a very interesting group of individuals, and continue to be a source of inspiration.  Here's a brief story of one of them that was recently featured in the news:…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on May 7, 2013 at 2:30pm — 7 Comments

Zenith CH 750 CRUZER

[The following is our official "Press Release" for our new design. We plan to share more information soon about the new design and kit.] 

 

ZENITH INTRODUCES NEW DESIGN AT SUN’N FUN

Sun’n Fun Fly-In (Lakeland, FL) – The CH 750 Cruzer has arrived! Zenith Aircraft Company is introducing its…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on April 8, 2013 at 6:30pm — 34 Comments

Flight to and from Sebring, Florida (from the Zenith factory in Mexico, Missouri)

Here are four video clips of the trip to the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Florida:

 

Part 1: Flying the STOL CH 750 and the Zenith CH 650 south.... The STOL CH 750 as seen from the Zenith CH 650.

Southern Missouri and western Tennessee. January 15, 2013.

 

Part 2: Arrival at Sebring Regional Airport, as seen from the Zenith…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on February 15, 2013 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Airspeed Calibration - Flying the Ground Course

The December 2012 issue of EAA Experimenter has a detailed article on calibrating your airspeed indicator, the latest article is a series on flight testing your homebuilt aircraft by Ed Kolano, a very experienced and knowledable flight test pilot.  In the past we have stressed the importance of proper airspeed calibration for your light aircraft.

I encourage all builders, owners and pilots to…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on December 5, 2012 at 4:22pm — No Comments

The Evolution of Plans Making. Kitplanes magazine, January 2013

Following is a short article I wrote for Kitplanes magazine on the evolution of aircraft blueprints (plans) over the years:

Aircraft plans (also called drawings or blueprints) are the single…

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Added by Sebastien Heintz on December 3, 2012 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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