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    Zenith 701 with Rotax 582???

    A couple other things. 1. My 582 used 6 gph average for the first hour in take off and cruise. That is common for the tank mix engine setup that Zenair recommended. Oil injected engines may be better economy but I found this out with a passenger when trying to leave some fuel weight behind and...
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    Zenith 701 with Rotax 582???

    My '88 701 had a 582 in it when I bought it. My 701 was the 960 gross wt model and the 582 was the standard engine at the time. There may be some used engine mounts around for the looking. With the small tires and original gear and thin plexi windscreen it was listed as 460 lbs. but somehow...
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    Which aircraft kit fits me best

    Your engine requirement for diesel breaks your budget before even considering which plane. You need to go gas or get rich. If you are willing to scratch build and have enormous drive and time you can do a Bearhawk four or the two place Patrol with a new engine you might make it. Otherwise find...
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    Anyone flown a Straton D7

    Mark, I am no expert but the 470 gross weight minus 280 aircraft empty wt and 30# fuel limits the pilot to 160 barefoot and naked. And that is truly gross. ( This assumes the original engine is in place which it is not) You need to know if the Kawi engine is heavier than the original 25 hp...
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    Whatcha runnin under that Cowl????

    I am unsure since they had to set it aside and wait for parts from Superior. This upgrade in power was done while torn down for a prop strike. Not sure how much time was dedicated for the crank inspection magnafluxing, replacement of parts or the additional upgrade. I decided since it would be...
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    Whatcha runnin under that Cowl????

    Superior Air Parts XP O-360 180 hp but last winter I had it shipped to Ly-Con out in Visalia Calif. They ported and polished the cylinders for a gain of 4-5 hp each so about 20 gain there, then flow matched the cylinders to make this four run nearly smooth as a six. They replaced the 8.5:1...
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    Yet another but more serious approach to start a kit plane project.

    Chris, The only thing you have lacked is the motivation to drive your decision. Give Sebastian Heintz a call and set up the 750 test flight. You might as well find out if this is the plane of your dreams or not. I had a 701 and it was great and a simpler build than most because of the one man...
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    Places to Fly before you Die

    The List My wife and I tried to get to Caveman Ranch, Moab Utah in May 2010 but had to give up due to high winds in the passes from Colorado into Utah. We did get as far as Steamboat Springs. Hope to try again this coming year. Caveman Ranch Flyin May - 2012 - YouTube In June we will plan...
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    Composite airframe kits??

    All good reasons stated in your post. I would qualify that the reason that the European aviation companies lead in the market is the length of time that the UL regs of Europe have been in place for companies to respond to demand. The US 2004 LSA market is much younger. Only a few US models...
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    Trailing edge sraightness: what's the tolerance range?

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    Birthday..again.

    Thanks to the site for sending the birthday greeting. Its been a long time since I posted here. I was done building my plane and it was painted a year ago. It was too late to make Oshkosh by then and probably those people weren't ready for me anyway so I gave them another year. I made it...
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    Simonini Engine VICTOR 2 PLUS

    Hello from dirtstrip, Once in a while I look in on things here and just happened to see your post. Here is a link to the Zenith website where I posted pictures of my installation of the Victor 2. Keep in mind this was posted in 2002. At that time the engine was 4800 USD. Custom Engine...
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    Legal Eagle

    A man I met through a business deal went to Oshkosh and wanted to get his kids into flying with a father son project but was discouraged by the cost of everything he saw. Then he saw the Legal Eagle and Legal Eagle XL. It is a true ultralight but solid welded aircraft tubing fuselage and...
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    ethanol and jetting

    Tuning to the fuel can be done with the EGT reading and the response by the engine itself. This article by Tom Oelnick is a must read for 2 strokers. Tuning The 2-stroke Aircraft Engine It is true that there is less energy in ethanol than in regular gasoline. But the efficiency of fuel...
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    ethanol and jetting

    I ran a 582 Rotax and a Simonini Victor 2 in a CH701. We have ethanol here in nearly every station but also have 92 octane premium available at some stations. It has no ethanol. Both engines called for 90 or better octane. Do you have premium offered anywhere?
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    Kits being evaluated again

    The FAA has settled on the final interpretation for the 51% rule and evaluation formula to be used on kits and the use of commercial or professional assistance. An EAA radio discussion of it is here concerning the changes: http://www.eaa.org/news/2009/audio/INT-Joe%20Norris_51FinalRule.mp3
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    Letter circulating on the SP/LSA Catch-22

    AMEN! Where do I send it.
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    Kits being evaluated again

    As I understand it there are no new rules, but only the "overarching policy" to interpret and enforce what is and has always been there. This is similar to EAA's position throughout that stated if the FAA's present rules were enforced on the 51% requirement it would have eliminated the "built...
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    CH701 Sans Slats?

    I checked into Pegastol wings when I had my 701. The slats moved in and out like the ones on a Helio when the angle of attack got high enough they caught air and came out but at cruise angle of attack they moved back toward the wing and the slat closed. A very expensive modification to gain...
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    new guy with "which plane" question

    I know the ethanol in auto gas can be more combustible as a topic than most and even though I have been a strong supporter of ethanol over the years for car gas, I have never used it in my plane for the reason that the common 10% mix is probably the worst level of ethanol for causing vapor lock...
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