---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 08/02/09: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:53 AM - Re: Zenair is selling float kits again! (Gordon) 2. 05:41 PM - Chat Reminder (George Race) 3. 06:44 PM - VGs/Osh (Joe Spencer) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:53:42 AM PST US From: "Gordon" Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Zenair is selling float kits again! About time!!! That's great news thanks. Gordon do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "mcjon77" Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:44 PM Subject: Zenith701801-List: Zenair is selling float kits again! > > Hi guys, > > Just wanted to give a quick update from Oshkosh for those that couldn't > make it. Zenair had some floats on display and apparently they are > selling float kits now. They have a basic [arts kit and a predrilled kit. > They also have kits for straight floats and amphibious floats. Right now, > they only have 1150 floats for the 701, they are hoping to have some 1350 > floats for the 750 early next year. For the amphibious floats, if you got > the basic parts kit, the rigging/spreader bars, and the float rudders, you > are looking at about $7650. Add $2K to that for the predrilled kit. For > straight floats, it looks to be about $5650 for the parts kit or $7100 for > the predrilled kit. > > -------- > Jon McDonald > Building Sonex #1287 > Thinking ahead about a Zenith CH 701 :D > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=255540#255540 > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:41:14 PM PST US From: "George Race" Subject: Zenith701801-List: Chat Reminder Live Chat Room every Monday evening around 8:00 EDT www.mykitairplane.com Click on the Chat Room link on the page. Need Help Building Your Panel ? Check out my web page for ideas. George Do Not Archive ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:44:32 PM PST US From: "Joe Spencer" Subject: Zenith701801-List: VGs/Osh Hi guys I just got back from OSH, man it was a good week...near perfect weather except a little damp a couple days. Huge turnout. I had a great week; I think everybody did. The Zenith booth looked to be busy every time I went by, especially the 750. Roger was his usual courteous self...nice folks. Not to beat a dead horse here, but I had an email from a lister when I got home, asking questions about vgs on his plane, which is a VW powered with open cowling, and other differences from my plane. I wanted to resay that anything I have offered about my experience with vgs pertains to my plane only. There are so many differences in the finished planes that what worked on mine might not on yours. I just don't have any idea how a vw plane would perform with vgs, what with all the possible variations in weight, cg etc. I would think the results would be favorable...but just don't have any experience with anything but my particular Rotax bird. You have to find out about yours. As I think I stated way back a year or so ago, when passing along my test results, I found that placement of the vgs was important. I tried them at 12% and 10% and found that to be too far back. At extreme AOA, the vgs would "uncover" and the wing would stall, or get into a high drag situation which took a while to accelerate out of. I then placed them at 8% and haven't been able to make them uncover there, and that is where I left them. That was the only downside I found...and the 8% position fixed that... for me. FWIW Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith701801-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith701801-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith701801-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith701801-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.