Intrested in helping me with a book?


Picture of my first CH701 flight.


Since retiring I have been looking for a worthwhile project to pass the long winter nights here in Canada.
The pictures and stories you have posted have inspired me. With your help I would like to begin writing a book relating the adventures of flying a Zenith aircraft. No... I don't work for Zenith. I just love flying and my 701 has made it possible for me to live the dream.


My current plan is to compile 24 stories with pictures from around the world so that the book will reflect the true nature of flying one of Zenith's great aircraft. The book will be in picture short-story format which means I am limited to 32 page. If I find that I have too many good stories I might break it up into two books, but I am getting ahead of myself. I expect the project will take about two years or so to complete.


I would like to interview each contributor either in person or over the phone so that I can capture the excitement of the story that goes along with the pictures. So, you have nothing to do except chat with me at your convenience and send me your pics.


If you are interested in sharing your adventures and having them captured in print please let me know. My personal email address is jellis@jellis.ca. I will also surf through the pictures posted here and contact the authors directly to see if they would like to participate.


Safe Flying. John

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Comment by Sebastien Heintz on August 26, 2010 at 12:13pm
John - this sounds like a fantastic idea. Builders (and then the owners and pilots) of our kits continue to be a constant source of inspiration and motivation to me and it would make a great book. I'll be happy to help you find them (and there are many of them out there). Zenith builders (especially 701) tend to be pretty modest and quiet group and you'll need to prompt them for their stories...
Sebastien.
Comment by Jonathan Porter on August 22, 2010 at 12:52pm
I'm up for it - great idea... look at our websites

http://www.waasps.com
http://www.medicineonthemove.org

and get back to us.

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