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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: Ho Hum - Not! N8701 validates Zenith Design

Fellow Builders,



(Possible Long Post.  Skip if irrelevant to you).



We started our kit August, 2004.  



Airworthiness Certificate issued August 2007



First flight, August 31, 2007



Since this is our first project, My buddy and I decided at the beginning our project would conform to the designer's specification.  The building has been a project of faith in the designer's creation.



Our thanks go out to:



Mr. Chris Heintz

The Zenith List (The Matronics Digest has been a part of my morning coffee ritual for three years).  There are several builders on this list who gave me good advice on several problems I faced.  Thanks to each of you.

Roger Dubbert at Zenith

Nick Heintz

Sebastian Heintz

Shirley at Zenith

Caleb Gephardt at Zenith

Rick Roberts (hopefully a new life long friend), builder extarodinaire who possesses a positive attitude.  I love his Purple and Black 701.  If we get our Phase I testing done, we are going to fly our planes to the SERFI fly-in in October.  http://www.serfi.org/

John Anderson.  His advice was always good, and he helped kept me on-task during the final days leading up to the DAR inspection.

Randy Fortune.  Randy and I are former amateur marathon runners.  We co-owned a Cessna 175 for several years.  What can you say about a buddy?   Randy proved his confidence in my work by being the test pilot.  Thanks Randy!

You Know Who (please forgive me for this aside: I've tried to not offer comments outside the purpose for this list, but now offer thanks to our Personal Designer).

Tommy Walker in Alabama

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rroberts

Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Posts: 50
Location: Birmingham, AL USA

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: Ho Hum - Not! N8701 validates Zenith Design

EXCELLENT job Tommy and Randy. Can't wait till we fly some paint !

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Dirtbos

Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Posts: 13
Location: Southern California

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: Re: Ho Hum - Not! N8701 validates Zenith Design

Nice work guys.



I think the plane looks very clean just the way it is.



I would appreciate  some close up photos of the panel and interior (if you can bring yourself to stop flying for awhile   ).



Do you have a bulders website?



Mike

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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Ho Hum - Not! N8701 validates Zenith Design

Thanks Mike.  



Here are some links to pics and movies.  We don't have a website with a lot of pictures though.



http://myweb.cableone.net/twalker/8701.jpg



http://myweb.cableone.net/twalker/Taxi_by.mpg



http://myweb.cableone.net/twalker/takeoff.mpg



http://myweb.cableone.net/twalker/land1.mpg



You may have to open the movies within Windows Media Player.



I will upload a picture of the panel this week.  Our panel is strictly VFR.



The interior is not complete.  Hopefully soon.



Tommy Walker in Alabama

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 	  Dirtbos wrote: 	
		  Nice work guys.



I think the plane looks very clean just the way it is.



I would appreciate  some close up photos of the panel and interior (if you can bring yourself to stop flying for awhile   ).



Do you have a bulders website?



Mike

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