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Starting at the Zenith kit aircraft factory
in Mexico, Missouri on Saturday morning (July 26, 2008) our annual trip took
to
EAA
AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin
(KOSH) is about 400 miles (or 650 km.) away, which makes
it an excellent day trip for the "low and slow" STOL series aircraft. |
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Day One: Mexico, Missouri (KMYJ)
to Oshkosh (KOSH). We decided to fly all three STOL aircraft
together: STOL CH 801 (left), the
new STOL CH 750, and the
STOL CH 701 (right).
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We had a late start due to fog and low level cloud cover... The
STOL CH 750 takes the lead, followed by the 701.
We stopped briefly at Galesburg, Illinois (GBG),
and again at Dodge County before flying the VFR approach into Oshkosh. |
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Flying the STOL CH 750 to Oshkosh AirVenture (photographed from the 701)
with the STOL CH 801 in the background. |
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Approaching Oshkosh (KOSH)
by following the railway tracks from "FISK" |
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Approaching the Oshkosh airfield (09-27). |
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The STOL CH 750 turns on the base leg over Lake Winnebago to land on
Runway 27. |
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Zenith's three STOL aircraft at EAA AirVenture: the
STOL CH 701 (left),
STOL CH 801 (middle back), and
the new STOL CH 750 (right). |
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Also new at EAA AirVenture: The
Zodiac CH 650 (which was flown in from Georgia). |
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The introduction of the STOL CH 750 was a great success at
EAA AirVenture.
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The Zenith display at AirVenture. |
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The annual Builders Dinner gathering was held on Thursday evening, with
visitors from as far away as Australia.
The EAA AirVenture fly-in is home to the Zenair Builders Dinner, held
every year during the convention. |
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Heading home from Oshkosh on Monday morning (August 4).
The faster STOL CH 801 went on ahead, while the 701 and 750 were delayed
by weather for a few hours at
Middleton
airport (Morey Field), then on to Galesburg, Illinois (GBG),
and home to Mexico, Missouri (KMYJ) |
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A nice view of the STOL CH 750 from the 701. |
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Early lunch stop at
Middleton
airport (Morey Field, next to Madison, WI) to wait out thunderstorms
that were moving through. |
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Departing from
Middleton
(Morey Field Airport), trusting that the weather ahead will clear... |
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Flying next to the STOL CH 750 |
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View of the STOL CH 750 from the top. |
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Approaching the flooded Mississippi River, south of
Keokuk, Iowa (we
detoured a little westbound to follow along the Mississippi River). |
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A tourist riverboat on the
Mississippi
River, south of Keokuk, Iowa. |
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Approaching the small town of
Canton, Missouri,
along the Mississippi River. |
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A broken levee along the banks of the Mississippi River |
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Flying southbound over the Mississippi River
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Flying over the devastation of the flooded Mississippi River.
(See the photos of our trip to Sun'n
Fun for more views of the flooded Mississippi River in Southern
Missouri). |
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A postcard view of
Quincy, Illinois, on the Mississippi River |
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Flying over Mark
Twain Lake as the sun starts to set. |
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Click here to view photos of
the 2008 trip to the Sun'n Fun fly-in in Lakeland, Florida. |
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Note: Many of these images show customer-built aircraft,
some of which have been modified without the designer's specific approval. Modifications
will affect the specifications and performance of the aircraft.
The
Zenith literature package is easily the most complete package I
have received from any light aviation company, and I’ve seen
many other good ones among the hundreds I have studied. Lots and
lots of information is presented with some lovely graphics. The
literature alone is impressive, but the volume of information will
keep you reading for hours. You can get a good idea of what you're
buying without ever leaving your chair."
