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jeffrey_davidson(at)earth
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 Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:17 pm Post subject: EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2006 (Or just plain Oshkosh to most o |
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For those that didn't go, here is a summary of the fly-in. As usual, there were not a lot of Zenith aircraft to be found, but this year there was a great selection of Zenith craft on the field. For example:
N645AB a 601HDS was a really nicely done craft. What I noticed was that the edges of the fuel caps on the wing tanks were beveled and polished to address the height of the caps above the skin. A really neat solution to control locks: A piece of aluminum shaped like the control systems tangs had short rods through each end. The two ends of the rods had plastic tubing over them to protect the finish. The locks then just slid into place between the elevator and the fiberglass edge of the horizontal stabilizer. And similarly for the ailerons. It had a Jabiru, a sunscreen on the canopy top, a simple canopy lock using a second piece of extruded below the canopy handle with a small simple key lock holding the canopy down, and a great paint job.
OLD CROW was a 601 HD that Chris would love. Still bare metal with what looked like a home brew FWF for its O-235?, it looked like it was meeting Chris' mission of providing lots of flying fun since the late 90s while not breaking the bank. It was the "prototype" 601 pretty much "stock". It was there early in the show.
N85132 was a 601 HD with nice paint and a Rotax 912 ULS.
N701SR was a Past Champion 701 on floats with an O-200 and eye catching graphics on both side. I noticed solid rivets in the area of the graphics so that there was a flat surface to paint on. It was truly an outstanding machine as others commented.
N61BM was a 601XL with a Subaru EA-81. It was bare, but polished! The interior was under cover. A nice airplane that Chris would like.
N701TD was a 701 named Boop-Boop A-Doop with a great military paint job. It had a wooden floor and attractive interior.
N801LL was an 801. Painted red and yellow, it was hard to miss even though it was tucked away in the far homebuilt area. It looked like some trim tab experimenting was going on the aileron. An external power connection was an unusual feature. I met the owner Larry in the food line at the Zenith Dinner. He was an interesting and popular person to talk to.
Sorry guys, but the only 640 I saw was at the Zenair booth.
For me this was a shopping trip. I just closed my eyes and went for the Dynon EFIS and EMS with some options and the Garmin Sport pack (396, SL40, and 327 transponder) minus the 396 which I already have. Will be putting my panel together real soon! When I started I was told the plane would cost about one third for the airframe, one third for the FWF, and one third for the panel. I'm a little top heavy on the FWF with the 3300, but that is about how it will work out. So for about 36K I will have become somewhat educated in aircraft construction, filled in my spare time over the past decade, and got a new plane to boot!
There was a lot of talk about the 51% rule in multiple forums. The common point was the 51% rule pertains to the airframe, not to the entire aircraft. An auxiliary point was that there is still a lot to do after the airframe is complete: FWF, electrical, paint, interior, panel, etc.
The Zenith dinner was a little different this year without Chris there. He is in France building a house. Partially retired, he is still designing and responding to builder requests to modify the design. Can-Zac admirably filled the host role. William Wynne of Corvair fame was there and talked about working with the Heintz family. The effort to provide an FWF for the 801 in Venezuela is well on its way to completion. George presented slides of his junior high school classes building 701s letting just a little politics creep into the discussion concerning the impact of the "Leave no child behind" program. And Michael Heintz talked about his new venture out west. Jon Croke was there and took videos of willing builders so that we can connect faces and names. I got to talk to several builders, including one about the complete an 801 with the 8 cylinder Jabiru. He said that he had Jabiru 5100 serial number 5. The dinner was Thursday night though, and I was already a bit tired from walking all over the show grounds since arriving the Saturday before. There were no big announcements from Zenith/Zenair/AMD/CANZAC, etc. that I heard, just a comfortable evening among the Zenith community. It was clear that the Zenith vendor community now includes a lot of new faces reflecting growth that benefits all of us, vendors and customers alike.
Jeff Davidson
CH 601 HD/ Jabiru 3300A
Herndon, Virginia
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n282rs(at)earthlink.net
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject: EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2006 (Or just plain Oshkosh to most o |
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The 701 you mention made the Todays Airventure Photo page http://www.airventure.org/2006/gallery/july30/zenith_ch701.jpg
Randy Stout
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N701SR was a Past Champion 701 on floats with an O-200 and eye catching graphics on both side. I noticed solid rivets in the area of the graphics so that there was a flat surface to paint on. It was truly an outstanding machine as others commented.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:11 pm Post subject: EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2006 (Or just plain Oshkosh to most o |
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Hello All, for those of you who were at the builders dinner, how did you like the format? Would you like to see something added? Also, once again I would like to Thank John Hinde’s at www.johnsplane.com for his production of the Builders dinner meal movie.
Mark Townsend
Can-Zac Aviation Ltd.
president(at)can-zacaviation.com (president(at)can-zacaviation.com)
www.can-zacaviation.com
The Zenith dinner was a little different this year without Chris there. He is in France building a house. Partially retired, he is still designing and responding to builder requests to modify the design. Can-Zac admirably filled the host role. William Wynne of Corvair fame was there and talked about working with the Heintz family. The effort to provide an FWF for the 801 in Venezuela is well on its way to completion. George presented slides of his junior high school classes building 701s letting just a little politics creep into the discussion concerning the impact of the "Leave no child behind" program. And Michael Heintz talked about his new venture out west. Jon Croke was there and took videos of willing builders so that we can connect faces and names. I got to talk to several builders, including one about the complete an 801 with the 8 cylinder Jabiru. He said that he had Jabiru 5100 serial number 5. The dinner was Thursday night though, and I was already a bit tired from walking all over the show grounds since arriving the Saturday before. There were no big announcements from Zenith/Zenair/AMD/CANZAC, etc. that I heard, just a comfortable evening among the Zenith community. It was clear that the Zenith vendor community now includes a lot of new faces reflecting growth that benefits all of us, vendors and customers alike.
Jeff Davidson
CH 601 HD/ Jabiru 3300A
Herndon, Virginia
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jeffrey_davidson(at)earth
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2006 (Or just plain Oshkosh to most o |
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Mark,
I enjoyed the dinner format as it was. If possible, it might be interesting to have a builder do a builder's report, especially if their project was unique for some reason. Clearly, that would have to be arranged in advance with the builder. On the flight line not far from the ZAC display, I did notice that the Sonex community had a Builder's Hangout "building" on the flight line immediately adjacent to a row of parked Sonex aircraft. It just called their builders over to sit down, look at the planes that flew in, and do some hangar flyin'. It was there the entire week. I liked that idea. They might even have had drinks available.
Jeff Davidson
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Hello All, for those of you who were at the builders dinner, how did you like the format? Would you like to see something added? Also, once again I would like to Thank John Hinde’s at www.johnsplane.com for his production of the Builders dinner meal movie.
Mark Townsend
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| Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2006 (Or just plain Oshkosh to mo |
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N601RT was in row 312 from Monday am through about noon on Friday. Fresh paint. Some think over equipped panel. Somewhat heavy for a Rotax powered HDS. Overweight pilot. Someday it may get wheel pants.
Regarding the builders dinner. While I enjoyed the event; I missed Chris; I missed CH601/CH701 and potentially CH801 name tags. I think it would be nice to have activities to encourage more interaction between the attendees. Possibly getting people to do a show of hands for considering/building/flying a Zenith design, flew to OSH, engine type, etc.
Regards,
Roy
N601RT: CH601HDS, nose gear, Rotax 912ULS, Arplast PV-50, All electric, IFR equipped, 598.4hrs, 686 landings
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