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super58d
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Posts: 52
Location: Savannah, GA
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 Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: Rudder complete!! |
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Well, CH-640 s/n 094 is officially on the map! I received the rudder starter kit last Thursday and finished it yesterday. I'll be heading up to Zenair's plant next week to check it out and pick up the rest of the tail kit. (I live in upstate New York anyway). I'm a long way from being complete like some of you guys, but at least I have your aircraft to look forward to. here's my builder's site in case anyone is interested. Please feel free to reply with pointers or tips if you like. I welcome any help I can get!
Mark
http://www.mykitlog.com/stephen363
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FlyGuyTililDie
Joined: 22 Jan 2009
Posts: 26
Location: Germany/Italy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:22 am Post subject: Re: Rudder complete!! |
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Hey Mark,
We actually have a bit in common. I ordered my plans set (ser # 086)while doing my 15 months of fun in Balad, Iraq last year. I was actually trying very hard to get the tail kit sent there and work on it in our sheet metal shop, but alas the dimensions were too big for the APO system.
So you're at Drum, right?
I look forward to reading your build log.
P.S. How long ago did you go through Rucker?
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Christian Tremblay
Joined: 22 Aug 2008
Posts: 25
Location: Montreal
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Rudder complete!! |
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Hi Mark,
Congratulations !
Welcome "officially" to the CH640 builder group. Be confident to ask any question to us. Continue your work, the CH640 is a funny small private plane ! I didn't have the chance to fly one, but, one of my friend (who is a Canadian military pilot retired) have a CH300, (ancestor of CH640 and Alarus 2000), and I fly it with him, a great and easy plane to fly. I have not doubt on my plane choice since those flying experiences.
I have already completed the rudder, the tail wing, spars (L & R) and the right wing is almost completed to 99% (only missing closing tip outboard of the wing).
I working now on left wing (all pieces are fabricated) and I will do an update of my web site with 100 more photo of assembly process of the left wing. I think the most hard and touch part to assembly are the wing spars and the nose wing skin. But don't panic with that, experience give confidence and abilities when required at this steps.
If you don't visit my web site yet, go to the following address :
www.zodiac640.com
Christian
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super58d
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Posts: 52
Location: Savannah, GA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Rudder complete!!ond Augustof |
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Thanks Christian. I must say, I was looking at your site while I was in Iraq, and you have made some progress since then!! I like going to your site. It has lots of pics and useful info. I keep studying what you have done in preparation for the upcoming build of my horizontal stabilizer. Keep up the good work!
Hey FlyGuyTililDie. It's a great someone else took a liking to this hobby in order to help pass the time over there! I left flight school around August of 2002. I was in Ft. Drum until a couple months ago, now my unit (3-17 Cav) has been moved to Savannah GA. Better weather down here anyway. Let me know when you start building, or if you have already. I'd like to see your progress.
Mark
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FlyGuyTililDie
Joined: 22 Jan 2009
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Location: Germany/Italy
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: Rudder complete!! |
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Hey Mark,
Good to hear from you. I have to agree that the weather is much better in Savannah than Watertown.
My biggest challenge right now is being stationed in Europe. I have seriously thought of ways to build components and ship them with my household goods when I do PCS back to the states. I think I'm going to see if Zenith will let me trade in my CH640 plans for the new CH750. The 750 is now a 2 seater I can fit in and can be built for less than half of what I was planning on spending for the 640.
So where were you in Iraq, ..Tikrit (Speicher)?
James
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