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At 8:26pm on July 14, 2022, Samuel McNair said…

 Bill, ijust came across an old request by you to send you some phot links. I don't recall if i did or not. So just in case, see attached word.doc that has all my links.

I hope all is going well for you.

SamDropBox%20Links%20to%20Aviation%20Files%20REV%2004%2002_28_2021.docx

At 6:55pm on September 2, 2021, Matt Hoecker said…

I just saw these replies.  Thank you Bill!

At 6:57pm on August 12, 2021, Matt Hoecker said…

Hi there Bill!  In this video at 3:30 Rodger mentions storing sleeping bags in the wings.  Having owned an 801 for 8 months, the one thing we'd like is more storage.  My brother and I love to do camping trips with our young kids, but right now the tent has to prop their legs up across the back leg area with sleeping bags stuffed under that.  We've been considering the detachable cargo "Pod" on the bottom, but would love to see if you do indeed have storage in the wings, and how you designed it if so!

https://youtu.be/avZMBs93iLw?t=215

Thank you Bill!

At 5:01am on June 18, 2021, Michael Mccarthy said…

Hello,

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At 10:38pm on September 13, 2020, Samuel McNair said…

Bill, one of these days I am going to come back to AK to visit, and this time I am going to make it onto that beach and did clams too.  Did you see the video of the approach in my AK trip video?  We set a missed approach point up based on time or hitting minimum vis going in. 

At 5:31pm on May 18, 2018, Samuel McNair said…

Bill;

I saw the most recent video that you made. I will be flying your way in my CH801 this summer. Do you have any good recommended places to go, tips on beach landings, etc?  Thanks

Sam McNair

ssm6791@gmail.com

864-617-3192

At 5:50pm on January 21, 2018, Jerry said…

Hi bill was referred to u by Daniel about putting floats on my 801. I live in center of B.C. want to put on 2000 s this plane had anfibs on previously I’m putting 31 on mains now and 29 on front  any info on performance and atttachment is welcome 

At 7:29pm on April 28, 2016, Keith Crawford said…
I saw the 801 floating around the pattern today. Congratulations on getting the bird back up in the air.
At 2:10am on December 15, 2015, Kurt R Braun said…
Hi Bill
My CH601HD is enroute to Alaska. I hope to have tail and Fuselage done by spring (Alaska Spring). See you when you return.
At 10:17pm on April 15, 2015, terry w. thayer said…

Hey Bill,

Good to hear from you! I crashed my CH-701 on Kustatan River last August. I'm in Texas until May 11 so I can't attend but thanks for the invite.

Best Regards,

Terry

At 11:02am on January 29, 2015, Gary Goertzen said…

Hi Bill,

Were you ever in contact with Jeff Fortune? I tried to message him on his page, but no response yet. Is he still involved with Zenair aircraft, or is he out of flying. you wouldn't happen to have his email, by any chance, would you?

We are going to be driving up there, later this summer, just by car. I wish we were flying, but not this time. Do you ferry your 801 back and forth every year, of does it stay in Alaska?

Regards

Gary

At 7:28am on January 26, 2015, Gary Goertzen said…

Good morning Bill,

Just wondering how long you stay up there in Alaska in the summer. You did mention hunting up there in the fall, so I imagine you stay till September at least. We are thinking of our vacation trip the last week in August, first 2 weeks in September. Just wondering if you would still be up there. What kind of temperatures would we be seeing? We have been looking at some scenery pictures on the web, looks like it might be hard to leave Alaska, once you go there, Thanks again for the info on the under seat fuel pumps. 

Regards

Gary G

At 7:35pm on November 25, 2014, Chane Burk said…
Hi Bill, I got the little one home and settled in (for the most part). You are welcome to stop by anytime I'm here.
At 12:02pm on November 1, 2014, Chane Burk said…
Sure. Just let me know when. My life is going to get really hectic in the next couple of days, I have a baby due yesterday. Things should settle down when we get him home.
At 1:08am on August 30, 2014, Ken Duncan said…

Bill,

A local print shop used the basic logo that Zenair sent me and modified it with the 801 in the center and matched our paint colors close enough.  I got it approved from Zenair to use it that way.  We really like it.  Ken.

Contact is in Claremore, Oklahoma

Jason Jones

jonesdesign@yahoo.com

918-740-0389

At 6:11pm on November 3, 2011, Joe Salomone said…
Hi Bill..............no difference at all with the POD on. Send me your normal email address to heliojoe@hotmail.com...easier for me to send photos.....thanks....Joe.
At 9:29pm on October 7, 2011, Chane Burk said…

Bill,

Getting together with other builders sounds great.  Are you driving?  I made that drive three times and loved it.  I envy your summer in Alaska, winter in Arizona.  

Chane

At 12:44am on November 14, 2010, William W Lanning said…
Dear Bill:

Thanks for the offer. At this time I am stuck doing battle with the Crossflow Aero Subaru engine. As you may have heard they are out of business and I can not run down Jorge, the owner and knowledge factory for this engine. I have it running but not correctly. All computer controlled fuel injection. I had a wizz kid come up out of Anchorage twice and we still couldn't solve all the problems. Currently it sits in my yard, all put together waiting for spring when I will tackle it again.
I certainly will take you up on your offer if I can get it running right.

Sincerely Bill
At 8:18am on February 8, 2010, Robin Boyd-Moss said…
Hi Bill, I have just imported a built up 801 into Kenya. I hope that within the next couple of months we will have it flying. I would therefore sincerely appreciate any information on flying the 801.

Robin.
At 11:17pm on April 26, 2009, Ken Ryan said…
Hi Bill,

I'm not very good at using this website, I'm afraid! Just found your message. How did your Zenith gathering go? I'm plugging away. Got elevator and stab done. Working on elevator/trim tab.

Hope to someday take it to Valdez.

Ken

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