Short flight in my Zenith CH701 Stol
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Few weeks ago I did a similar video with the camera on the left strut. This is virtually the same flight from in the airplane with some narration. I'm not the best pilot in the world so someone with better skills could get a lot more from the airplane but this video is fairly interesting. In the segment where I talk about roll rate pay attention to stick movement and how fast it rolls from about 50 degrees bank back to about 50 or 60 degrees the other way. I didn't time it but you can certainly see it's a crisp airplane to fly.
That was absolutely awesome. You are talking and explaining all your moves which is awesome, thank you for posting and sharing your experiences with us fellow pilots. Blessings.
This was GREAT! I really appreciated the camera's perspective from behind you, inside the plane. It gave me a true sense of how the flight looked and felt to YOU. I discovered Zenith Air and its STOL designs more than 20 years ago and have always wanted to build and fly one. There never seemed to be time. I'm now 71, with serious lumbar-spine problems, so it's too late for me. That made your willingness to share and narrate your flight even more special for me. Please accept my sincere gratitude.
It's videos like this that keep me coming back to UA-cam. Excellent video, thank you!
I just wanted you to know that this is one of the better videos out there, good info, good camera angle and I really enjoyed the flight
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I remembered what I was looking for, but unable to find, when I was learning to fly the 701 and this is the result. Hopefully I'll get a few more videos up this summer.
Wayne Clagg I agree the only video that resembles a check ride great job
Super!
Surprising enough, I briefly spoke to you, at Ona, just about the time this video was made. Commending you on your awesome plane.
I had brought my 172 over for the guys to do some adjusting on.
Great great video. I'm glad I ran across this, even if it was so many years later.
That was fun. I watched the altimeter during the three 60 degree turns. I doubt I'm the only one who noticed you NAILED it. Well done!
You are a real pilot. You are one of a vanishing
type. A man who actually knows how to fly. A very fun video. excellent job. Thanks for taking the time to make and post.
Well thanks! That’s the best compliment I’ve heard in awhile. I thought I was a real pilot until I started flying the 701. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video thanks for sharing, its great that you're explaining all the maneuvers air speed, altitudes its great for us amateurs. Thanks again
That's a damn good looking panel, sir!
I envy you guys who get to fly. I dream of learning to fly and get a pilot's license. I live vicariously through you pilots.
Did you ever make it happen?
Great flight...love the music and its just loud enough to enjoy.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Your a great pilot! The 701 is a very good plane. You leave all the stresses of life behind when you take her up.
Спасибо! Как Сам полетал! Вроде и не сложно, глядя со стороны. Я авиамоделист, мечтаю всю жизнь о малой авиации, но у Нас это не доступно простому человеку. Буду Ваши видео смотреть. СПАСИБО!
I dig that you use checklists. Very cool.
I watch this video over and over
good vid and great vibes!!!!!
I had a 701 and loved it. I felt like I was flying in there with you. Very well done video. Thanks, from Mesa, AZ
Thanks so much for the great flight! I have a friend that has a CH701 and while I've never flown with in it I am very fascinated by the plane. I'm a 2500 hour 40 year pilot and I fly a Cessna Hawk XP but the LSA world looks like a whole lot more fun. Again, this was a great flight and you certainly have your plane dialed in and fly it perfectly. Even that second to the last landing you didn't like was really nice with the bumps you had. Thanks so much for the fabulous video. Wish I could fly like you again.
Best regards,
Lisa
I did wonder at the beginning if you were gonna pull straight up over the trees! :D Nice aeroplane sir.
I was hoping for that myself
humble, clear speech, using check lists often. this is a really good video thanks
I love how informative you are- I've been watching videos on these planes and this one is my favorite! Can't wait until we're done building ours so we can fly it... the Skyhawk we have is fun and all, but THIS :D
Excellent video in every way. You should make more! Music at a perfect level, plenty of informative commentary during the flight, and you have a pleasant voice. I've taken this ride about twenty times now.
Just wow ! As for speed, haste is the way of the devil anyway. Good to hear you call out the numbers. That made it more enjoyable all around.
Really enjoyed the video, I have a 701 I built with about 500 hours in it now. Also has a 100 hp Rotax, great little engine. Your numbers pretty much match mine. It's a little flatter here in Dayton, Ohio. Fly safe my friend and CAVU.
That's great info, I have a 80 hp. I'm thinking of upgrading to the 100 hp. The climb rate is much better then mine. I think my decision is made. Great video, thanks for the great comments.
Great video! You have built a beautiful 701 there. Those approaches to your strip though had me holding my breath! It's like watching old videos of the checkerboard approach into Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport.
35 - 40 - Rotate - We're airborne! Love it. Great presentation! Really enjoyed that!
Great video, I'm close to having my STOL 750 project finished and these videos are a great inspiration for the final push
Nice video. Enjoyed the ride (and the tunes).
Glad I stumbled upon your video! Entertaining, educational and downright fun taking that flight with you. I got a big grin when you said you were going to take off and land once more. I can see why you selected an STOL in your area.
glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned, more to come. lol
. Just started with Hangar 9 as a student. It's good to see another local pilot in the area here on UA-cam. Also loved this video very informative.
I love this and your other videos. You really look comfortable.
Wayne, I recently got the bug for Zenith STOL flying after retiring from the airlines back in 2009. Well, I came upon your video right off, but just now am coming back (after maybe '200 videos viewed') to say ... You, my Friend, did one helluva job with this 'Demo'. Seriously listen to what all these guys are telling you, because it's obvious you don't take yourself 'too serious' ... but you need to feel very Proud of the work you did with this. Wayne .. you are truly the "Chuck Yeager" of Sport STOL flying ! .. Bravo my Friend !!
Fully loaded instrument panel👏👏👏👏👏
The approach to landing was crazy! Reminds me of my JAARS pilot friends overseas. I love the CH701. I've not flown one but have considerable time in Helio Couriers. Maybe one day I'll get to check out the 701. I did fly the 801 demo aircraft.
Excellent video! Loved seeing the full ride, radio calls, check lists, procedures, and nice music in the background, and on top of it all, a nice flight! Well done Sir!
I liked that you taxied back and used ALL of the available runway. Smart move even for a STOL airplane.
That pond you land over is an eye opener! Very nice video.
I'm sorry it took me so long to find your video
very well done and appreciate all of the dialogue and explanation because that's what really means most to us
you live in a beautiful part of the country and you have wonderful property and I appreciate you sharing all of this with us
Well thanks for the kind words greg! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, I tried to show folks what the 701 is all about. When I was learning to fly it I really couldn't find anything that was helpful so I tried to pattern the video after that hoping it would be useful.
@@rclaggf4u I appreciate this a great deal because I have high interest in the 750 super duty and I will be attending their demonstration in Sebring in a couple of weeks. I live on the West Coast of Florida in Clearwater. I like their products and the people who make them in the videos they make. I would like very much to provide some videos of my own. One day in the near future and I will try to emulate the best I can, but to a lesser degree, obviously what you have given us here, which means a lot to me personally and I know many, many other people on the Internet.
Jamming to Boston. Nothing better. Nice little plane too
You would make a great instructor great ride and a great plane, Thank You!
Thanks Bill, glad you enjoyed the video.
That’s some great flying. Nice aircraft.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Nice to see a local flyer posting.
De KC4JNS
I enjoyed watching very much! You are a Great Presenter of info on this plane!!!
Hail and good morrow from Central Wyoming!
Like some of the others here I wanted to thank you so very much, for taking the time to actually go through what the average pilot would like to see before the flight for this aircraft: going through the specific checklist for this aircraft, and doing the actual tests and confirmations that are so necessary to safe flight!
The simple but oh so important tasks are key to knowing about this specific model of aircraft, and I do appreciate you including it, as well as your running commentary on why you are doing what you are doing!
Further, allow me to commend you for your choice of music!!!
You have no idea how very tired I am of crap, AKA rap, AKA boom boom boom bass, no lyrics, or screaming at the top of their lungs lyrics to where no one can understand what they're saying, and that is if one can stand listening to the noise that they refer to as music!
I like hearing the music that I used to hear on the radio in the top 10, back in the day when I was in high school!
I'm thinking about the 7:50, but I do love the tandem setup of the 701, but I need at least 500 useful load pounds, and would prefer 600 to 700!
I'm your standard porker at 280 lb, so when you add in fuel much less another person, there isn't much room left!
Take care and I look forward to seeing more videos from you!
Glad you enjoyed the video. I had many requests from folks asking how the 701 flew so I figured Id just take them along for the ride. Hopefully we will get a few more up later this year, this thing called work and weather keeps getting in the way.
Awesome video. Really enjoyed it. Property and zenith stol are on my short list.
What a great video I enjoy every bit of it .
"Pull up, pull up". Reminds me of my car GPS when I make a detour, "make a U turn, make a U turn"!
I loved your video, very nicely done. I will be transitioning from Weight Shift Control to Fixed wing and am seriously considering a Zenith 701.
I enjoyed that, cheers Wayne.
Glad you enjoyed it. I keep saying I am posting more videos soon but weather and work keep getting in the way. Stay tuned. lol.
Very good like a flying lesson, 1080 HD full screen like your in the plane,nice approach over all those trees not for faint hearts, music set to the right level too, I have the plans for 750 mulling over the SD
Thanks for the kind words Kevin, glad you enjoyed it. Took me three attempts to get it on the ground the first time I brought it home, now it’s just a walk in the park. I still sit up straight in the seat and pay attention but my heart rate doesn’t shoot up.
Mine was, 27hrs in a piper tomahawk back in 1993 in Western Australia, ie flat as a pancake
I love that little crick just prior to touch down!! I'am sure that little airport gets your juices flowin. Good job !
What I like is the crappy FM Radio background music. Wherever you go there is always Radio Ga-Ga!
Very nice! My kind of flying, except down in Central Texas. Hoping to purchase aSTOLENCH 750 soon.
Thanks for the ride!
Mike
I’m friends with Judge Spears you just built one of these for him...I’m glad I ran across your channel. Great flight enjoyed watching
Nice work!
Excellent tunes.
So that's the way to properly land on a short runway ! :O
I've been flying only on simulators by far, and was good in smooth landing, but never even tried to land like that this kind of aircraft - stalling just before the touch down :O
I've been doing it on military jets but it was much more challenging I think, as in many cases pulling back on the stick was causing the craft to climb up again and stall to crash if that was a heavy thing like a A-10 Warthog ^^'
Hopefully at fairly low speeds it's much easier to match the right touch down speed to just stick to the ground.
Wow that valley approach looks scary. You are a much better pilot that me
Beautiful job man!
Thank you sir.
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands.
Thanks Papa T!
Love your videos. I'm building a 750cruzer and your videos are great motivation. SO.... move videos please!
well hopefully I'll get some new stuff posted this spring. Stay tuned.
Great Video and Thank you for showing that you use a "Checklist" and Not Memory.
Contrary to popular belief professional pilots conduct their 'flows' from memory then pull out the check list to 'check' their actions. A 'check' list is not a 'do' list ;-).
Very cool and impressive. You sold a HVAC system and installed it for me a few years back and had just built or was almost finished with your plane then. I have the bug to build a kit plane and have been looking online at info. Is how I found your videos. Would love to talk with you about your experience in building and flying a hit.
Great video.. Enjoyed the flight.
Nice job - good presentation loaded with info.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Wayne, this video was great man. I really liked watching you fly your 701, really awesome. I'm in the considering purchasing a CH750 quick built kit or one already built because I don't have much time sometimes. I just love this kind of flying. Could watch for hours. Stop it already with the check list jajajaja!!!.
Thanks Mike! glad you enjoyed it. I absolutely love it. While I enjoy flying about anything I'll take my 701 over anything out there. Its a amazing. It's different and you have to learn how to fly it but once you figure it out you can safely do some pretty crazy stuff. Stay tuned I hope to do another video of some bush flying in the Greenbrier River Valley of Wes Virginia this spring.
Awesome, great video! This guy would be a great flight instructor.
well thanks. lol.
Thanks for sharing 🏴
Nice flying 👍
thinking of building one here in Australia..i think you've just convinced me
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You were really threading the needle coming in on your farm runway!
Nice landing!
You're too modest. You are a great pilot and any landing you walk away from is good.
During approach back at your own farm I heard an electric voice warn that : " Caution, terrain ahead!" I didn't know you can get that capability from small LSA cockpits. Pretty cool.
Great demonstration
great video! you've got a lot of avionics packed in that small space!
27:18 - “This time we’ll take the approach coming up from the river... should be a little smoother”
27:20 - (catches a nice lateral wind gust) “Woah!!”
Impressive airplane!
Absolutely phenomenal.
Sweet airplane, nice flying!
What a great ride along that shows the 701 in a real world environment! Have you ever put a passenger in it and departed your home base?
Wayne, thanks again for comments. I´ll hope fun with Zentih701. I would like to buy a rotax 100hp or an 80hp is fine (second hand), actually, I have only the kit construido. Regards!!
Great video, I was considering the 701 but it looks pretty cramped. I’m 6’3 280 lbs, not sure I’d even be able to get in lol.
Nice video. Beautiful plane. Lousy traffic scan!
Great flight Wayne!
Great footage
Great flight and video! What is that telling you terrain ahead and to pull up? Love this plane!
The Garmin 496. It has several audio warning outputs and that’s where the XM music comes from as well as the XM nexrad Weather. Glad you enjoyed the video.
excellent video thanks for making it. Great job of explanation of what it is like to fly a 701 out of a tight grass strip. I would like to know how you connected the audio in to the go pro from your intercom.
I used a video camera for awhile and bought a patch cord from Aircraft Spruce that hooked into the intercom. It was always a hassle and I always had audio or video issues. With the go pro I use a mic kit sold at best buy and I place the mic in the headset by my ear, thats it. Not all Go pro cameras have the provision for the external mic, mine is a hero 4 black. It beats anything I have EVER used. Also the go pro has to have a powered mic, the one I bought has a little LR44 battery in it and works great.
ahhhh. very helpful and great video. I am building a short grass strip at home and this really helps. thanks.
What engine did you have before the 912 ULS. I didn’t catch it in the video. I’m getting close to finishing my 701. Thank you for the videos Wayne.
Great video 😊
HA!
Love to fly that approach with you one day!
KC4JNS
What an approach - crazy & dangerous 24:00
I wonder if touch-n-go flying may be thought of as unsociable ? 😀
that was fun,... not my idea of a first solo experience, but damn those trees looked close.
is there a possibility of an electric power plant? or is this CH701 too heavy?
That was an awesome video. Can you tell me what you are using for a control stick with all the switches on it instead of on the panel, thanks.
It's an Infinity stick grip available through the usual aircraft supply houses like Aircraft Spruce and Specialty and Wicks. Look for it online. Thanks for the compliments.
great video, one of the (if not the) best 701 videos ive seen! my dad and i are building a 701 up in Alaska. what is you opinion on the 100hp vs 80hp for the 912 series? is the extra HP worth the weight, fuel burn, and cost? thank you!
leo
I'm thinking there isn't much weight difference between he 912UL and the 912ULS (80vs100HP). Carbureted versions. I have not kept up with the 100 HP fuel injected. Anyway, I wouldn't even consider the 80 hp, there was one at a local field with the 80 and he said it was basically a single place airplane. At high density altitudes or challenging departures you need the extra HP. I regularly fly mine at 1200 gross weight with two people out of my field. I'm not sure the 914 is worth the extra weight and complexity that comes with the turbo, ditto for the 912I, that's a decision you'd have to make. I feel that if it isn't on the airplane it isn't going to break. But they have some phenomenal rule burn numbers with the 912I. Do the 100HP, if you do the 80 you'll always wonder how much better it would do with the 100. I flew mine with a VW and a restive for 149 hours and then went to a 912. Just like night and day. The 912 just made it an airplane.
Ok, thanks for the great input!
It’s been a long time since you have posted a video , still flying ? .. Your videos have been very useful for my own 701 ... still curious how your empty weight is 680 lbs , I am 605 .. big diff wondering how that can be ?
Very good video and a sub from me. Look forward to more!
It accelerated and ran 10 meters and pulled the stick and the plane had already gone up when it landed, it was the same thing. very good plane for short runways
Still love your videos, Wayne!
Don’t bring me down.... Bruce!