Gino Shtirlits
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I just want to ask. Does beacon light indicate running engine or something else? Thank you.
Some people leave the beacon light switch on to indicate when the master is on. When I had a beacon light, that's what I did.
I'd like to have one on my current plane. So for now, I have my nav lights on to "remind" me that the master is on.Makes it nice when you close the hangar door and wonder why there's a pulsing red light and you slap yourself because you left the master switch on. I um, heard that from a friend.![]()
Sad part is they discontinued it this year.View attachment 75516 Finished my Zodiac ch640 in 2005. Flying it has been a lot more enjoyable than building it, but it was a good experience. Just finished doing my 14th condition inspection which is hard to believe.
I'd like to have one on my current plane. So for now, I have my nav lights on to "remind" me that the master is on.![]()
I didn't realize that. Too bad because it really does fill a niche as a simple, affordable 4 place aircraft. It kind of makes sense though. For whatever reason they never really caught on. Also, it shares most of its parts with the Allarus (CH2000) which went out of production in 2011. Hopefully they will continue to support current owners and builders who are part way through the project.Sad part is they discontinued it this year.
I didn't realize that. Too bad because it really does fill a niche as a simple, affordable 4 place aircraft. It kind of makes sense though. For whatever reason they never really caught on. [...]
What could also have to do with that they didn't really promote the CH640. At least in recent years, they didn't even have it on their US website or at AirVenture.
Are your wings on? Trimming the top edge to the skylight and the wing roots is a treat, eh? Are you drilling or melting the holes for screws?
Are your wings on? Trimming the top edge to the skylight and the wing roots is a treat, eh? Are you drilling or melting the holes for screws?
I'm building a Zenith CH750 Cruzer (last 5 years or so) Viking 130hp with Dynon & Tablet setup in Tavares, Florida , if anyone is interested I can post photos....
What airplane?I know this thread has been dormant for a while - like two years - but I don’t think it’s bad to resurrect it.
This past weekend I drove 850 miles round trip to pick up a crate with all the spruce and plywood to finish my wings. All four of them. And the horizontal stab and elevator. A guy had bought a wing kit and didn’t have enough time to build it, so I got it at a significant savings over ordering spruce and aircraft plywood from Aircraft Spruce and paying truck freight.
I’ve got my last two wing ribs in the jigs now while the epoxy cures, and am about to start on the wing spars. Who knows? I may get this thing built some day. At least I can start making progress again after a couple years of little or no progress.
In other news, if you’re contemplating building a Fisher Celebrity, I have a full set of plans for sale.
Fisher Celebrity.What airplane?
What are you planning for engine?Fisher Celebrity.
I don't have a plan as yet, really. I've considered an O-200, a reworked C-85, Rotec, Verner, Aeromomentum, Rotax, UL Power, and I even looked into a Corvair engine - though that's about the bottom of the pile, to be honest. I figure I've still got a couple of years until I have to make that decision. If I had my choice right now, cost being no object, it would be a Verner 7-cylinder radial. Cost is indeed a factor, though, so at this point I'm just keeping an eye out for candidate engines just in case something good drops into my lap.What are you planning for engine?
I don't have a plan as yet, really. I've considered an O-200, a reworked C-85, Rotec, Verner, Aeromomentum, Rotax, UL Power, and I even looked into a Corvair engine - though that's about the bottom of the pile, to be honest. I figure I've still got a couple of years until I have to make that decision. If I had my choice right now, cost being no object, it would be a Verner 7-cylinder radial. Cost is indeed a factor, though, so at this point I'm just keeping an eye out for candidate engines just in case something good drops into my lap.
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.Starting on Tucano replica with Rotax 915is.
I'm wondering if this is a bright idea. The 'net is full of haters who seem to dislike every single thing.
I fly a Hummel Ultra Cruiser that I built myself. It is powered by a lightened, tricked-out, Predator 670 with billet rods, roller bearings and more. In its basic form the riveted polished 6061 sheet aircraft is completely flyable at less than 254 pounds (including engine, ground adjustable e-prop, and engine oil), plus pilot and fuel. With all the "niceties" (instruments, a spinner, canopy, seat cushions, and a full recovery 'chute) it is under 278 pounds, and fully complies with the statutory restrictions of FAR 103 pursuant to the applicable worksheets.
Monocoque (Really... On an aviation site the spell checker doesn't include the word monocoque?) construction from riveted aluminum, 4-stroke power, conventional gear... It's a REAL airplane, just lighter than most.
I’ve got my first wing (of four) close to being done, just finishing up the aileron.
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Is that a Fisher design?I’ve got my first wing
Yep - Celebrity.Is that a Fisher design?
Once upon a time I rebuilt and flew an FP 303. Fun project and plane.