Description
Brenda and her husband Brad (from Tennessee) participated at the most recent Zenith hands-on workshop class at the Zenith kit airplane factory in Mexico, Missouri, to build the rudder tail section for the new Zenith CH 750 Super Cruzer (and pick up the rest of the kit).
A highlight of the workshop experience is a demo flight (with Zenith demo pilot Roger Dubbert). Listen in as Brenda and Roger go flying in the Super Cruzer and discuss the airplane and the Zenith workshop experience.
Summary:
00:00 - Introduction & pre-flight briefing
00:29 - Roger introduces workshop participant Brenda
01:14 - Engine run-up, ignition & electrical checks
02:07 - Taxiing out to Runway 24
02:39 - Mexico Memorial Airport automated weather check
03:11 - Takeoff roll & departure
03:45 - Cabin views & evaluating inflight visibility
04:52 - Inflight turn demonstration & handling
05:41 - Center control stick ergonomics & cabin comfort
06:01 - Brenda discusses building the CH 750 Super Cruzer rudder
06:46 - First female demo passenger in the Super Cruzer
07:20 - Taking home the kit & Zenith Homecoming plans
07:58 - Engine options & smooth cruise performance
08:19 - Hands-off flight stability test
08:33 - Roger’s aviation background & history with Zenith
09:43 - Entering the pattern (left downwind Runway 24)
10:30 - Pre-landing checks
11:02 - Turning final approach & lowering flaps
12:12 - Short final & smooth touchdown
12:48 - Post-flight impressions & taxi back
13:45 - Debriefing with the workshop crew & spouse
Zenith Aircraft holds monthly workshops at its kit airplane factory, where participants learn all about building their own Zenith kit plane. The workshop experience includes the demo flight with Roger and a guider tour of the Zenith kit airplane fabrication facility.
Details: https://zenithair.net/builder-workshops/
The Zenith CH 750 Super Cruzer brings together cross-country cruising and sport utility in a roomy, all-metal kit airplane. Combining the payload capability of the CH 750 Super Duty with the cruising focus of the CH 750 Cruzer, it features a redesigned wing leading edge and updated tail for speed, along with a spacious cabin and versatile two-plus-one seating with a rear jump seat. Enjoy outstanding visibility and room for the people and gear that make every flight an adventure.
Building your own airplane is part of the adventure, and the CH 750 Super Cruzer makes that goal approachable with Zenith’s modern, final-hole-size match-drilled kit technology. Designed for straightforward assembly, it gives first-time and experienced builders alike the satisfaction of creating an airplane they can fly, maintain, and truly call their own. From the first rivet to your next cross-country getaway: Build It. Fly It!
As a kit (amateur-built experimental) aircraft, the builder chooses the engine and avionics to install, and can optimize the CH 750 Super Cruzer for speed (small wheels and fairings, cruise propeller pitch) or backcountry utility (larger wheels and tires, climb prop).
FMI: Zenith website: https://zenithair.net
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