Category: General

Engines Revisited

I’ve recently had quite the about face on engine choices. Mostly this is due to developing a very negative opinion on the business behind the Viking engine, but also due to some conversations and research into what other people have…

New CH 750 Cruzer

This week at Sun ‘n’ Fun, Zenith announced a new variant of the 750, the 750 CRUZER. As equipped, the aircraft weighs 780 lbs., providing a useful load of 540 lbs. at the 1,320 lbs. LSA gross weight limit. Cruise…

Airport Hangar Wait Has Ended

I officially took over hangar number 2 on October 1st but it wasn’t until last Saturday that I “occupied” it. The wings (and therefore everything else) can’t go until the nose skin is bent back over so we did a…

Airport Hangar Wait Has Begun

Now that summer is getting close to an end I finally got on the hangar waiting list at my local airport: It looks like I am number 3 or number 2 on the list. The person in second spot is…

Two Years On

Today is the second anniversary of picking up a drill and making my first hole in the rudder. I now have 167 hours invested into the project which is interesting because I did 80 in the first year, too. I…