wow it sure is a small world, one of our guys in 402 has a hanger at hales landing, his name is Dale, his cherokee blew a tire on landing there a few weeks back and he clipped a hanger, had to pull his wing off and send it out for repairs,no one hurt thank God. I am a joint owner in a piper archer II but am trying to sell to help fund my 750. I got to fly the factory 750 last year at the open house and I cant wait to build mine. Im not even started on the airframe yet and im already wondering if i have it in me to take that first flight, how did you manage that first flight? it worries me to even think about it , Dan

hi wayne, great video in news letter, im building a 750 so a beetle engine wont be big enough so i went with a corvair engine, about 90% complete with the engine, have only built rudder so far but getting ready to order the rest of the kit. went to the zenith open house last week and brought the plans home with me. good to know im not the only HVAC guy that likes the zenith. im also self employed in the field, im in eaa 402 at newark heath ohio, how far are you from hales landing in WV. ? i would like to pick your brain sometime about your 701 and VW. im a old beetle guy and just now finishing up a fresh rebuild on a "69" thanks again for the video, Dan Glaze

My hangar is at KOZW, Livingston County airport. Not much to see with the airplane as of yet. Only the tail surfaces finished, will be starting the wings probably next month. But you are welcome to stop by, of course. Shoot me a note through here a few days ahead, and I'll send you my phone no.

probably a day by car or bike. We're halfway between Lansing and Detroit.
I recent;y cleared up my time for airpane construction and things seem to progress at a satisfactory pace now.
I'm getting better at translating the IPLs and drawings into solid structures.

Wayne
Thanks for the info and I will look up your Utube video.
I just read your reply, I changed my e-mail address and things bogged down.
Thanks. Bob

Hey Wayne...

Have you heard of the bad news about ... Bob! Hard to believe, kind of leaves you with a very empty feeling, I kind of took it for granted that everything was ok... but I guess things were a lot worse then he let on!

Regards
Ron

Upset for a while---glad didn't get hurt bad--just a cut on my head--give me something to do this winter---had my CH701 about 7 yrs and like it very much---took about a year and half to put it together-- fun plane--Glenn

Bad landing!!! Stalled out on take off and went into some high growth--wrecked my wings bad----oh well, will fix up this winter--thought maybe some one out there would have some parts to sell--thanks for inquiring--Glenn

Wayne - Thanks for the info. I chose the green because its different. The contour outline I knew I was going to have to break the square look...... I need something for my doors. Its getting to be a pain without something to hold them up. They are of my own design so the normal mechanisms to hold them up suggested by Zenith won't work...... Read about your challenges with the engine; I don't know if I could have went the distance. GOOD JOB! Chris

Hi Wayne,
Thanks for your reply.On my short strip I will need to fly over a clump of 80' trees about 120 yards from the threshhold or do a decending dog leg around them. The strip is slightly up hill.so the landing run should be OK. So far all of the Zenair flying has been on large commercial airfields which require me to keep the speed up and land long. Most of the airfields available to me are at least a one hour drive from my home.My proposed STOL strip is right next to my house,so you can see how much I want to make it work!
Regards,
Ian.

Your test results sound great. Did you do anything different on this set of heads?

Hey wayne...
It's been a while since I talked to you... so I thought that I would get in touch. I feel that the work that you are doing is very important for builders who want to use the VW engine in their projects... is very informative! I'm a huge fan of VW engines... having owned a few bugs over the years, great little cars! The only thing left after I was finished with them... were the engines, like a Timex.

How's that engine coming along... are you making any progress at all? Are you satisfied with the work you did with the heads[fat fin] to solve your cooling problems? I have been watching some of your comments and find the comments made by others very interesting. They obvious do not know much about VW engines...
Regards
Ron

Hi Wayne.. Talked to valley today larrys father got on the phone after they had disscussed my proublem..Said it lookd as thpough my engine had been sent to me with a lighter flywheel.. of course the only way to see is to pull the engine so about 730 I went down to hanger ,pulled the prop,cowls, wireing fuel,ect..engine is now hanging from my engine hoist..and yes I do have the light flywheel, they say this is also why I have so much dust from belts also. will call in am they said they would overnight me the heavyer one..hpe this is the cure....Terry

Hi Wayne I am running a wood prop by culiver.. TRhe belts bother me also.. I am wondering if I have made the right choise with this setup???? Please keep me imformed as the direction you are going.. I will be puting in a call to Larry tomorrow about the belts.will let you know how it turns out Terry

Hi Wayne.. Will try the rudder trim for my heavy wing if I ever get to fly..... Put new cap on yesterday got plane running.. put cowls on and got ready to test fly this am.. after the fog lifted went out to start plane..when it started it broke bouth belts and spit them out on the ground..have to figure out why and replace.....enough to make you through up your arms and walk away... mnjot a good morning. Terry

Thanks for the update. My project is shelved until summer semester is over, but I still like to check on your progress with the fat fin experiment. I've even acquired an AC tig welder that I'm learning to use, and plan to use on the fins. I hope to have more time this fall to get back at it. Anyhow, thanks for the information. I like knowing the good, the bad and the ugly.

Did something go wrong with the originals?

Hi Wayne.. Engine is running great..Cylinder head temp is between 425-450..Oil temp running 180-185 3100on tach is around 75-80 mphburning 2 1/2 gal per hr if I run up to 3450 I can cruse 80-85 but I burn 31/2 gal per hr..still havent used the flaps have my approch dow in the 60 mph range when the runwat is made I blead speed to low 50's I have been making some good landings with this method.. Clime out on the GPS is 1000-1100ft ..it is really strong on takeoff ... My left wing is a little heavy, have to rest stick againts leg to fly hands off... Using the 2x4 to tweek the elevator worked on the trim.. All in all I still have a grin on my face when I fly........ Maby you would have some words of wisdom on the flaps... Terry

Wayne,

Thanks for the reply. I will be checking out the Yahoo boards and I have bee reading all of the Zenith newsletters. I know this will be a tough row to hoe as air cooling and slow air speeds are generally incompatible.

I am in the process of assembling my fuesalage and hope to have the engine mounted by October.

John Rizzo