Ch 701 builders log book

The following is published to supplement and not replace the drawings. Its a known engine, every ga mechanic in the work can work on it and it will probably still be available decades from now. My zenith ch 701 build log, n943tr zenith aircraft builders. We also offer builder support programmes and our directors are both laa. The ch 701 was later developed into the fourplace zenith stol ch 801. Vintage aircraft the major attractions of air festivals popular vintage. Nice evening project and you see a lot of progress in a short time. Learn more easily comply with project record requirements. The wingspan on the 701 is larger, probably associated with the stol capabilities. The modern 6061t6 aluminumalloy used in the stol ch 701 construction is. Supplied with the complete stol ch 701 kit, the drawings are not just assembly instructions as with most kits, but are detailed 11 x 17 cad blueprints of the entire airframe assembly and individual parts, and come with an assembly manual. I chose the zenith ch 750 stol for its rugged design, its stol short takeoff and landing characteristics and its aluminum construction. The following is my construction log for my zenith zodiac 601 650. Great interest from the adults and kids, we had budding young builders placing clecos in holes after we drilled them out.

It features a highlift wing with fixed full length slots, flaperons, inverted elevator and a flying rudder. Logbook in excel zenith aircraft builders and flyers. Our highly trained, experienced and meticulous craftsmen work with you from concept to completion to oversee every detail of your project. Of course they had to sign the builder s log book after having helped build the plane. The original stol ch 701 and the new stol ch 750 offer excellent offairport performance in lightweight and very economical twoseat designs that are easy and fun to fly, while the stol ch 801 is a true sport utility vehicle, with 1,000 lbs useful load. Zenith aircraft ch701 is an all metal stol short takeoff and landing aircraft. I just finished my paper log book, and decided its time to move into the 21st century, so i created the attached spreadsheet. In its first ten year, the stol ch 801 became o ne of only a handful of successful 4seat kit aircraft designs available anywhere. My zenith ch 701 build log, n943tr zenith aircraft. If a discrepancy arises between these photo assembly guides. Custom instrument panels for your zenith custom instrument panels are now available directly from zenith aircraft company exclusively for zenith builders and owners. Meet the software for yearround relationship based recruitment. The concept of modern log building was born 25 years ago with the first edition of building with logs. The contents of this document are for the purpose of assisting builders developers in the completion of their new residential construction projects.

Development of a flight test program for a homebuilt zenith stol ch 701 reed danis1 and dave nguyen. I also subscribe the 701 and 801 builders groups on yahoo. Zenith aircraft company is in the exclusive business of designing, developing and manufacturing kit aircraft. My eaa chapter was kinda working on an acro sport ii but it was like watching grass grow.

Customize the log with columns and headings that would best suit your need. Well, i offered to sell the project and get us a ch 701. You shouldnt have to constantly worry about maintaining organized and detailed logs while taking care of a construction site. Exlusive online community for active builders and pilots of zenith aircraft kits chris heintz zenair light airplane designs. Avialoft makes logging your aircraft build quick and easy, so you can get back to building. Posted by sebastian dewhurst on september 16, 2011 at 12.

It is more detailed and better documented than most of the hard copy builder s logs ive seen. Proper documentation is perhaps the most important aspect of construction project management. But it has a 70 hour8 day and 60 hour7 day recap to help your drivers quickly determine hours available, and can be used for compliance with dots hours of service rule. Is the zenith 701 an easier plane to land than say a sonex for a beginner pilot. The zenith stol ch 701 and ch 750 are a family of light, twoplace kitbuilt stol aircraft designed by canadian aeronautical engineer chris heintz through his midland, ontario based company, zenair. The purpose of these pages is to document the project to share with friends, family and. Exlusive online community for active builders and pilots of. For the most part it is a good source of information though.

Of course they had to sign the builders log book after having helped build the plane. He did not fly again until december 2009, when he began. Only catch is both 701s were plans built so it was very obvious we hit the 51%. Once a year, white sands missile range hosts visitors at trinity site, the site of the first atomic bomb test.

First introduced in 1986, the stol ch 701 aircraft was developed as an offairport short takeoff and landing kit aircraft to fulfill the demanding requirements of both sport pilots and firsttime builders. For fathers day this year, my wife bought me plane tickets to new mexico. This video series provides a step by step demonstration of. With the stol ch 701, designer chris heintz combined the features and advantages of a real airplane with the shortfield capabilities. We even saw a custombuild 3seat ch 701, precursor to the ch 750 by a few years. On september, 2014 i received my special airworthiness certificate. Supplied with a serial number, you can actually build your own aircraft from scratch. Jere is scratchbuilding in finland detailed ch 701 construction log bilingual site johann is assembling a ch701 in iceland plans to fly it as an ultralight. Are there any 701 or 750 builders near the detroit metropolitan area i might visit to actually sit in the cockpit and test the fit. This carbonless drivers daily logs with no dvir 701 l is a book format a log book that has no drivers vehicle inspection report dvir. I have been building an airplane part time in my garage for the last 4 years. Most are tricycle gear, but they do have a taildragger option. Harry is a flight instructor and has been teaching on the ch 701 and ch 601 for years. The ch 701 first flew in 1986 and the design is still in production in 2018.

In most states it is a legal requirement to keep daily records. Our knowledgeable staff looks for the best information for the construction professional, as well as the doityourselfer. Discussion in home builders and sport pilots started by docmirror, aug 26, 2015. Log books for construction sites we understand the importance of records keeping in the construction business. This is practically a second builder s manual for europa builders, and is the most detailed online log ive ever seen. Find your genuine tidy books kids bookcases in the official store. A custom fiberglass belly pod mounted under a stol ch 701 for added cargo carrying capability. Apr 03, 2019 the airplane is a homebuilt, scratchbuilt zenith ch 750 stol. Building your zenith ch701 a complete step by step video guide for builders of the popular zenith ch701 aircraft kit. Photo assembly guides for the stepbystep assembly of the stol ch 701 kit. It is a single engine, 2 place airplane with incredible stol capabilities. A complete builders guide to small homes and shelters kemp, oliver on. Zenith 701 landing at cascade family flyers youtube. Aircraft painting private jet paint schemes luftwaffe airplanes baby strollers sport cool stuff colors.

Nahbs home builder s handbook national association of homebuilders on. Stol aircraft, airplane, alaska, planes, fighter jets, wings, sport, ulm, aircraft. The zenith stol ch 701 and ch 750 are a family of light, twoplace kitbuilt stol aircraft. The aircrafts allmetal construction makes it suitable for continuous outdoor. I combined the footage from the cockpit given to me by the pilot with my ground footage to create one video. Aircraft builders logbook, aircraft technical book co. Sheetmetal construction is outstandingly the most widely used aircraft. Order a florida building code book florida building code 6th edition 2017 fbc code resources and supplements to the fbc find an amendment or declaratory statement find or submit a nonbinding interpretation find or submit an accessibility waiver whats new faq getting started view related rulesstatutes contact us.

Read more solidworks solidworks is the design tool of choice for aircraft and kit manufacturers at companies from cirrus to. Its not the prettiest or the fastest but its gonna be lots of fun. Does anyone have a build log format or example i can use to start my. Decision between the ch 701 and ch 750 zenith aircraft. With over 100,000 copies sold, this book inspired thousands of ownerbuilt homes. About 30 signed the book and mostly girls, i think there is going to be a lot of female pilots coming up. Daily construction log logbook, journal 124 pages, 6 x 9. Ill also be looking for engine advice, hoping to do this for as low cost as possible, so am considering the new viking honda engine. The weekend happened to be the same weekend as joshuas 20th birthday, so.

Sheetmetal construction is outstandingly the most widely used aircraft building. Another well worthwhile purchase, although, unfortunately, the demo was on a 6xx series aircraft instead of my 701. Aircraft spruce supplies components for a wide variety of homebuilt aircraft and discount pilot supplies. Building from plansblueprints is a challenging way to build an airplane, since most of the parts you use to build it are not prefabricated. One piece log books, commonly called logs by fans, are big sized one piece magazines that include an average of 30 manga chapters, along with some additional information pages. Jeff builds a plane building a zenith ch750 kit plane. While zenith gives ch 701 builders various approved ways to customize their aircraft, many builders find themselves going beyond the plans to a greater or lesser extent in the hope of building an airplane more suitable for their purposes.

If a discrepancy arises between these photo assembly guides and the drawings, the drawings always take precedence. Peco energy builder s handbook rev 2, issued 03022015 disclaimer. It reveals the wonderful guidance of divine providence through the history of log home guide and five spin off titles as well as book publishing, the founding of nalba, north american log builders association, muirs international registry of log homes and the log home guide information center. Building his vwpowered zenith ch 701 taught wayne clagg a lot about the consequences.

The zenair ch 701 ul is a small twoseat highwing stol microlight aeroplane of. Stol ch 701 materials list the following list is an outline of the required aluminum raw materials to construct the stol ch 701 design from the drawings and manuals. This is a webbased log book for building my first airplane, a zenith aircraft ch801, registration number n1776g. Custom door is rear fuselage to access luggage in the rear baggage area of the stol ch 701 cabin. The last time i tried landing, i bounced the cessna skyhawk with my instructor in it. On display were modified doors, modified seats, landing gears, springs, cowlings, fairings, strakes, fuel caps, slats, struts, etc. Ch 701 file photo the pilots logbook indicated that as of march 1984, the pilot had accumulated a total of 755 hours of flight time. The 801 kit is a short take off and landing aircraft stol which means that it has a slow stall speed and can take off and land in very short distances. Development of a flight test program for a homebuilt. So i raised the question, say, when this is done in 2 or 3 or 4,000 more hours, who is still going to be alive and of those, who can fly it. Construction manual stol ch 701 shown with amphibious floats. Actually, a stol ch 701 builder is really assembling the kit from quality parts and. And we are absolutely committed to providing courteous and prompt customer service. Do any of you have any experience, suggestions, cautions to offer about the ch 750.

It is not intended to serve as a contractual document and no warranties or commitments should be assumed based on its contents. Allmetal, sidebyside, can take off in a really short distance, foldy wings so we can keep it at the house, been around a long time, etc. As an eaa member, you have access to an amazing collection of resources, from advice at your local chapter to digital content, like the hints for homebuilders video series. Stol ch 701 materials list zenith aircraft company. Some things could be improved but i think you will find this with every kit. Based on the popular stol ch 701 design from chris heintz that was first introduced more than 25 years ago, the stol ch 750 design incorporates all of the 701 s amazing shortfield capabilities, while maximizing cabin size and load carrying capability allowed under the faas sport pilot light sport aircraft category. Congratulations on your decision to build the stol ch 701. Exlusive online community for active builders and pilots of zenith aircraft kits chris heintz zenair.

Building your zenith ch701 a complete step by step video guide for builders. Zenair ch701 ulch701 stol the light aircraft association. They have the same format as the weekly shonen jump, but they are entirely dedicated to only one series. Construction project log book includes companion interactive pdf forms.

Brief entries of inprocess inspections should be made in the logbook in addition to your builders log. Click on the look inside link to view the log, ensure that you scroll past the title page. Builders may also opt to register it for operation on water at 1430 lbs 650 kg while remaining within the lsa. Following are the latest stol ch 701 photo assembly guides. In 1992, heintz licensed the kit manufacturing and marketing rights to zenith aircraft company for the stol ch 701 and the zodiac ch 601 designs, and subsequently developed the stol ch 801, the zodiac xl, and the new stol ch 750 light sport utility kit airplane. Links to zenith aircraft projects around the world. As with the stol ch 701, most classic stol ch 801 aircraft are still kept off. Popular since 1986, there are hundreds of stol ch 701 aircraft flying around the world. I already had a workbench, but it was too small, on wheels, and in the wrong location. I have 701 with 100 hp 912 with 3 blade warp drive, what prop pitch do you suggest for best cruise. Kit builders from quebec are notorious for customizing their aircraft. Pilot error probable cause in 2010 ch 701 accident aero. To access these passwordprotected pages, builders must register directly with zac. Log books for construction sites log books unlimited.

All who loved log homes could, for the first time, learn how to build one. Republic of the philippines province of pampanga city of san fernando local building official division construction logbook sheet building permit no. Snippet from the dvd series by homebuilthelp on building a zenith ch701 experimental aircraft. This project was completely scratch built and i used my own cnc router to fabricate many of the airplane parts. Keep a detailed building log, including photos keep all receipts and shipping documents. We have received our kit at the end of may and have finished riveting the fuselage. Thick white acidfree paper reduces the bleedthrough of ink. If you do not have aircraft building experience to know right from wrong, i would strongly suggest taking an eaa weekend workshop on metal aircraft structural assembly to gain sufficient knowledge to do the work correctly. A complete builders guide to small homes and shelters.

Precut panel, power distribution panel, approach fast stack harnesses, dynon and garmin avionics, and more. See more of james lavender ch 701 build on facebook. I have received the company information book and read all the material thoroughly. Now a complete howto video library to assist builders with building the ch701 from start to finish. Chapter held a build session at the regina flying club open house on sept 17th, 2017. Marty ds ch701 build log page 20 recreational flying.

Many of the quantities are estimates only actual quantities will vary depending on how the parts are cut. Zenith aircraft companymaintains a wealth of resources reserved for builders of chris heintz designs. The aircraft is supplied in the uk in standard or quickbuild kit form through metal. All blog posts online community for active builders and pilots of zenith.