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I'm looking to sell my completed CH701. It was flown for the first time in October 2010. The aircraft has 45 hours and has completed Stage I testing.

Some of the equipment:

Rotax 912ULS engine ...

I now have 16 hours on my 701 and I've found a few issues that are curious, to say the least.

First, it seems the aircraft cannot be trimmed for level flight with the flaps down. Although the elev ...

Is that a 701 UL with a 912?

Kevin

It is a 701 with the 912ULS - 100hp uncertified. Some of you 701 experts will also notice the landing gear is not the tundra gear. This was purchased a ...

After nearly five years, I'm happy to say I completed my first flight in my CH701. The airplane performed flawlessly and it was one of the most exciting flights I've ever had.

Much to my surprise, ...

Stan,

I had the exact same issue regarding the elevator cable rubbing against the baggage compartment aft edge. I contacted Roger at Zenith and he says this is common. In fact, it happened on the ...

Wow! Thanks to all who responded on the subject. Tommy - that was a great video. Thanks for that.

I decided to accomplish the high-speed taxi tests and I'm glad I did. It behaved just as everyo ...

I've just completed my 'low-speed' taxi tests and anticipate fixing my squawks quickly. Now - the next question: should I do high-speed taxi tests as recommended from the FAA, or just go right to th ...

I have a Zenith CH-701 with a Rotax 912ULS. My electrical system is based on the "Z-16" system diagram.

I'm getting set for my first flight when I noticed a generator failure. I've doub ...

Great. Thanks for the info and to all others who replied via e-mail.

Dan

Can somebody tell me what cable tensions should be used on the elevator and rudder for the 701? I spoke with Caleb this morning and he said it was in the "Important Notices and other Building an ...

Now I have questions! What does Vno represent and why is it important for
you to know its value?

Vno is essentially defined by FAR Part 23 Cert standards. I know it's not required since we're ...

Yes, Thanks Les. I got the Vne, but I'm looking for Vno. Vne (110 mph) is the redline on the airspeed indicator. Vno, the maximum structural cruising speed, should be the 'divider' between yellow a ...

Thanks to all who replied. I guess I'll just get my airplane flying as is and worry about the fuel manifold later. Craig -- thanks for the idea of building a manifold. I'll consider that in the fut ...

Does anyone know the max structural cruising speed for the 701 (VNO)?

I can't seem to find it in the plans. They only show max flaps down, maneuvering speed, and VNE.

Thanks,

Dan Ginty

I just found out that Rotax has now approved autogas with 10% ethanol for the 912 series engines. Since it seems 100LL will eventually be going away, I have to revisit the question about the fuel ret ...

They seem to have a lot of 701 stuff on their website yet, for a company not supporting 701s.

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Kevin

I asked them about that. They said they really don't have control of the ...

I'm working on installing a set of bubble doors purchased from Skyshop and I have a few questions. I tried asking Skyshop, but they said they don't support ZAC anymore.

The doors were supplied wit ...

Dan;
The lower corner brackets are supposed to be cut away so that the rudder cables do not rub on them. It is shown in the drawings and in the pictorials.

Yes, thanks John. I did trim those aw ...

Is there anyone who experienced problems running their rudder control cables? I'm finding difficulty with the cables hitting aluminum in several spots.

First, the plans call for a cut in the fusel ...

Thanks, but I already got them together. The filing wasn't as bad as I thought. I just added Superfil on the ends to pretty it up.

I saw an 801 on the field and the guy had his own welded steel t ...