Hi Norm,

Nice to see you're keeping busy. Can't wait for the pilot reports on your mods !!!

As for the wings being enlarged by a foot, you should contact Bob Pelland on this board. He's a buddy of mine building a 701 and a 750. He may be willing to part with some parts you are looking for. I know he has a set of 701 wings with an extra foot on each side. His craftmanship is second to none.

Take care and keep us up to date on your progress.

We should get together sometimes.

Andrre

Hi Norm,

No, I did not fabricate ribs for the 701. All the parts I mad with my CNC are for the 750.

It took me half a day to make all the ribs for the slats with my CNC...... what a time saver.

I'm waiting for some ALuminum to cover the slats and I'm working on the spars now.

I have to make an 8 foot bending brake and then start .

I designed all the ribs for the wings and all the parts required. Once ready...press the button and out comes the parts...lol  

I make the form block on the router CNC as well....saves allot of time

It will come in handy when I start making skis and floats...lol

And you?  what are you playing around with these days??

Andre

Hi Norm

I didn't build a new elevator. The plans version works ok for me. I kept the original stab in case I didn't like the new one. It's in the rafters now.

Joe

hi Norm

i bt new spars from Zenith and changed the flange angle on the rear one for the new airfoil. same size as plans. less trouble for me to build from scratch rather than tear out and redo. lotsa info out there. try google 701 symettrical horizontal stab. kept the angl of incidence the same but that was a guess. works much better. worth the trouble

hi Normand

hi Norm

have you done the symettrical horizontal stab mod?

Joe

You most certainly can do whatever you want with that checklist.  Remember its a rough draft and the numbers are not all worked out.

THANKS  Normand, for the info , my 701 came in at 652lbs empty with a C65-8 continental 65hp tapered shaft

Normand, thanks for the quick reply.  That is exactly my intention...Build a CruZer with the STOL landing gear and add VG's...trying to figure out engine choices...not 100% sold on the UL 350is...wondering if a Rotax 912 or 912is will get me over 100mph???  Not sure!!

Norm

Aircraft Spruce #06-00823 Shock Cord Ring 1080HD. Check your plans in case the CH701 uses a different number. The 1080HD is used on the CH601HD also....2 per main gear and 1 on the nose.

Bob

hi norm this engine is a stock ea 81 hydraulic lifter motor and it works better than my other one which was a solid  lifter motor with a cam from stratus.

this one is much smoother and a little more power  and runs cooler to ,who would have thought

is yours solid lifter or hydraulic

beanie mod is next

saw you took your slats off and put vgs, how was that, do you recommend it

hi norm

no, by the time I got on the ground it had cooled a little and I was able to turn the prop by hand but the compression was gone, it turns easily . im going to take it apart this weekend and make a decision if its rebuildable or not . sucks because the engine was working great

well you now know it will run about 5 minutes without oil  hahaha

hope I can save the cam because I had it ground special and it was pumping out around 115 horse power I was very happy with every thing .and having lots of fun with it .

sure glad I built a 701 as I cleared the lights at the end of the runway, she was still flying at 30 mph   and I had about a 75 foot landing  dead stick .try that with a harmon rocket hahaha . 

hi norm

yes I am interested.

how much and when you say converted does it have a re drive ext  ext

where is it located

thanks Jim

how was night flying

salut norm!!!moi, ca va.travaille fort en titi.

je devrai commencer mon 750 d'ici peut.

yessss,,,norm, je travaille beaucoup l'été environ 60hrs semaine donc.....pas facile.

je vais commencer a faire les moule du 750 bientot .j'ai beaucoup d'alu en stock pour pouvoir débuter.puis la je tombe en vacances friday......on se rejase Mario!!!

hi norm i gave them my journey log book , my log book and a copy of the climb test  700 feet a miniut at 60 miles per hour 20 deg outside temp at full gross. cruzing at 85 mph @ 4700 rpm  . at 5200 rpm  i get 95 miles per hour level flight at 4700 rpm i am burning 17. 98 litres per hour  climbed to 10,000 feet no problems very happy with every thing.  i will send some pictures soon . 

Thanks for the heads up Norm.  I looked at the SB and it does not apply to my engine.