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OK. I have stripped the magnetic plug and can't get it out with the
torx. What are my options? I do have the new hex head replacement but
that doesn't help til I get the old one out. Any help ...

On 11/19/2014 10:01 AM, Les Goldner wrote:

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On 1/20/2014 2:36 PM, Randall Hebert wrote:

Dan I too bought the bead breaker from HF. It came in very handy since my
local repair shop charged $25 to fix the first flat.
I did the second o ...

Yesterday I went for a pleasant flight and landed at two airports before
heading home to my dirt/grass strip. I landed fine and continued
taxiing to my shop. The longer I taxied the more power I ...

On 11/20/2013 9:32 AM, pavel569 wrote:

Can anyone, who has any experience with sales tax after registering a finish airplane give me an advice when shopping for instruments?
I live in CA but I ...

My first attempt at a YouTube video. Landing over trees in thermal
conditions.

Dan Wilde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUN_Q_RZIg

On 4/3/2013 7:38 AM, frank goodnight wrote:

Dan,
I am a brand new 701 pilot ( 10 hrs ) It may be helpful if you would tell me at
...

On 4/2/2013 11:06 AM, ronlee wrote:

Come land with me in my 701 and you will see that it is a rare landing that I don't have the throttle at dead idle and full flaps from the numbers on downwind ...

On 3/22/2013 8:03 PM, JohnF wrote:

I don't argue that replacing the parts suggested is not a good idea.

What I still can't believe and am REALLY disgusted by is the price.
CPS lists the co ...

I also have no aux fuel pump. Have not had for over 5 years and 250 hours. The plane was built to Zenith standards which at the time at least did not show a need for ...

John: I ordered one for the other side just in case. The cost hurt some but if that's all my annual costs me I will be happy!

Dan

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I just started the annual inspection of my 701 a few days ago and found that the pilot side radiator mount was cracked at the forward most fixture that bolts to the engine. There wa ...

On 9/23/2012 6:26 AM, ronlee wrote:

I have snorkel tubes on each gas cap and they still feed uneven . My guess is that the one that produces the most pressure feeds the fastest. The only way to ...

Today I went on a 1 1/2 hour flight up into the mountains with a landing
at the Mariposa, CA airport. I landed back home (Turlock) and went
thru the normal shutdown sequence. When I started to ...

On 9/18/2012 8:53 PM, John Marzulli wrote:
After ~150 hours of flying I am changing my fuel system from the
factory plans. The problem\hassel of fuel sloshing and un-even feeding
in flight has ...

On 5/6/2012 12:18 PM, rampil wrote:

The debris in the coolant comes from a variety of sources including vibrational fretting of the hoses, heat and ozone induced decomposition
of the hoses, vi ...

I am doing my 200 hour Rotax checklist and find that they recommend
draining the Evans coolant, flushing with the magic fluid and then
reinstall new Evans. My question is why? The Evans containe ...

On 3/12/2012 9:00 PM, John Marzulli wrote: I've gotten to 45 in a power on configuration. It was the one time I have ever had a breaking stall with my 701.

BTW: STOL crazine ...

Has anyone measured the maximum angle of attack at stall speed? Zenith
literature says close to 30 degrees but it seems to me it must be
greater (that ole perception vs reality is probably messin ...

On 2/10/2012 5:07 AM, Bob Gibfried wrote: --> Zenith701801-List message posted by: "Bob Gibfried" <rfg842@cox.net> (Citristrip on my plane. It is a lower toxicity p ...