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  1. AviatorKeith

    What aviation news, blogs or e-mail newsletters do you actively read?

    Avweb, Beechtalk.com, SportPilottalk.com, Pilotsofamerica.com, anything on Youtube that's aviation and/or Paul Bertorelli related.
  2. AviatorKeith

    Build time/difficulty--Sonex, RV-7, CH 601. What separates 'em?

    At the time of this posting, there is a 601 HDS like 85% complete with a 100HP Corvair powerplant for less than $20k on Barnstormers.com. It probably won't be there for much longer. BARNSTORMERS.COM
  3. AviatorKeith

    what's your desktop picture?

    My beloved Zodiac. (Actually, someone else's beloved Zodiac, but mine will be this sweet...)
  4. AviatorKeith

    Fancy Taildragger Flying

    Talk about fancy taildragger flying... Deadstick Takeoff Flying Adventures
  5. AviatorKeith

    How old are you?

    Wow, I've spent a great deal of my afternoon reading this thread once again and I gotta tell you....it would make one hell of a book.
  6. AviatorKeith

    How old are you?

    I'm 47, returning to a dream of flight I had at 19. I've been a Teacher, Barber, Engineer, Photographer, and even a repo man, but never a pilot. Now's my turn to soar. Grew up in a family where a healthy fear of flying was "tradition." Never really understood why. My dad flew all over the world...
  7. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    Yeah, as Stol said, I think the denial may have been for the repairman's certificate although I'm not sure the guy had adequate proof of the work that had been done prior to his purchase of the kit. The kit on Barnstormers comes with a bunch of photos that show all work performed to date, which...
  8. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    So would the required paperwork include detailed building logs maybe? I'm going to email the 601HD builder to get a better understanding of the situation. After all, his plane was inspected almost 8 years ago. Maybe there's been rule changes since then. He's got great detailed photos of the...
  9. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    I spoke to a local builder about his Zodiac 601HD and he told me that the Inspector who certified his plane had just denied another guy certification of a project that he bought partially built because too much of the work was done. The poor guy had invested like $60K, but could not have the...
  10. AviatorKeith

    2-place low cost plans

    If you view it using "Google Chrome" as a browser, it will offer you a French to English translation at the top of your page. As a matter of fact, it will offer to translate most pages that are not in your chosen language.
  11. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    AirVenture just might be the place, with all vendors present, to provide me with the overall examination I need to make this decision. I'm pretty sold on the Zodiac, but since my concentration this Spring will be on actually learning to fly, my experiences could change both my opinion concerning...
  12. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    I had an amazing conversation with a gentleman who home built his ZODIAC CH601HD and it was quite an experience. I now know that $30K as a reasonable goal is ambitious at best. He (much like Nick in this post) also made me aware of just what level of commitment building this plane will take...
  13. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    I like the polyhedral "hershey bar" wing of the Zodiac 601HD, which makes it a slower airframe, but I'm not interested in speed unless I'm being chased. I've just discovered the HD can be built light sport certified with the Corvair powerplant and the airframe kit is less than the CH650B and has...
  14. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    Thanks Dan, that sounds like good advice. Zenith gave me the names of three builders in my area, but all were 601HD builders. I actually prefer the sort of polyhedral "hershey bar" wing the HD features, but it's not an LSA. I actually found an almost completed CH601XL with an unopened "B"...
  15. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    Thanks for your reply. As you have no idea when your aircraft will fly, I'd like to be flying mine in 3 years by aged 50 but if it takes longer I'm okay with that. The idea of building an airplane both appeals to me and challenges me. In as much as the resulting aircraft will be the "prize"...
  16. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    I'm not building to save money. I'm building to learn and because I want my own LSA and frankly, I don't have $100k to drop with my sons heading to college each of the next 3 years. If there is savings along the way, I'm all for savings. It seems though like you are saying that it will cost me...
  17. AviatorKeith

    Zodiac CH 650B kit a good choice for a newbie?

    I was fortunate enough to find this forum through Google. My fascination with the number of people who have successfully built an aircraft at home prompted my research, which led me here. The thought of building my own aircraft interests me for a few reasons, not the least of which is the...
  18. AviatorKeith

    Greetings from Stafford Virginia

    My name is Keith. I'm a soon to be 47 year old Sport pilot student and if that isn't enough, I am head over heels in love with the new Zenith Zodiac CH650B. I'm trying to decide if I should just drop the cash on the kit or build it component at a time. My challenge is the fact that I don't have...
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