STOL Flying - techniques and tips from demo pilot

[@zenithairco]

STOL Flying: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZSchI1mrtikqtE

[@badlandskid]

One thing that is so attractive about this aircraft is the visibility from the pilot’s seat. Especially forward over the instrument panel and engine cowling. 👍🏼

[@fly1327]

By far, the best 701 video I've seen. I flew the 701 ~10 years ago when on a business trip to St. Louis (and yes, it's a haul to Mexico by car). Just an amazing airplane. I come from lots of hang gliding and sailplanes, and got my powered SEL driving mostly C-150's, but got really bored. The slow speed range and amazing maneuverability of this platform for fun, close to terrain flying is impossible to describe - You have to do it to appreciate it. Closest I got was getting tailwheel endorsed in a Citabria, but even that paled to flying the 701. Fast forward, I'm now recently retired...And thinking.

[@iansmith5425]

Simply the best. I flew one in Thailand at the age of 63 and had a bush flying demo. Great fun and safe as houses.

[@markthibault8579]

Great flying! It really shows that you can get a lot of performance without resorting to extreme STOL techniques.

[@Дваколеса-х7п]

Классно, я как будто с вами полетал, спасибо за видео.

[@papanickg]

Love watching the Zenith videos. I had the chance to go to the summer rudder building workshop for my birthday Aug of 18, Had an awesome time at the Zenith factory with Roger and Steve. I highly recommend the experience if you get the chance. I hope to find other Zenith owners in my area of WI. Building will probably be a retirement project for me so I've got a couple years to "network" :) Thanks for the great video Roger, exactly the kind of farm flying I hope to do! Nick

[@CaptainCurt07]

Appreciate your videos and thanks for having your booth Saturday Sebring 2019 my wife and daughter loved interactive binder kit build! (Now they see why I love it) Super job and attention to your potential aircraft builders!

[@zenithairco]

We're glad you had the opportunity! Check out our video of the Zenith workshops at Sebring: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX_EpXmpgb2MZ9k

[@davidrobins4025]

That was a great demonstration of the 701's capabilities. Thank you. A very nice aircraft.

[@johngood3163]

Roger, thank you. Great video. This offers me perspective, as I contemplate if a 750HD is what I want. I appreciate hearing you talk through these landings, and especially so towards the end with the traffic pattern work.

[@robertkissell1758]

Nice demo Roger, I've been flying mine over ten years now and still learning. Thanks again for that cross training weekend in 2007, it served me well.

[@billwilcox]

Great advice! I love your pattern size! No short cross country in the pattern!

[@RAF71chingachgook]

The dark blue and yellow graphics looks awesome.

[@stolflyer]

Good demo of a great light aircraft design!

[@bluegrassengineer]

Thanks, Zenith. Good flying, Roger.

[@matthewjacobs3349]

Have t say I really enjoy watching your projects. Ever since my uncle an grandpa taught me how to fly when I was twelve I have been wanting Yvonne of my own but haven't had the right assistance. I would love to spend some time with you building one so I can actually say that I built one punch I would learn all the specs. Thank you. Great shows.

[@timcastens1150]

Great little aircraft it seems so easy, probably perfect to learn in

[@maxbootstrap7397]

Very cool airplane. If I wasn't also interested in long range flights (as in California to Hawaii), I'd definitely consider this airplane.

[@henriquemanuelgranadolealq5562]

This is the best aircraft i ever seee....thanks

[@mdo]

You guys did an amazing job with your STOL series. Can't wait to get into one once I get my PPL license.

[@pilarcoco]

Fantastic demonstration

[@alexdacostausa9471]

I LOVE THIS AIRCRAFT

[@tareqibnziyad4732]

Beautiful skills

[@davidferrell]

Nice work Roger. I'd love to see one of these type videos on the 650B! After 400 hours in it (1,300 overall) I still find it difficult to keep that nose wheel off. Many landings have a bit of a clunk as the nose drops. About 25% of the time I can get a nice nose up roll out but only if I carry a fair amount of speed onto the runway like 65 mph +. maybe it's me and you can set me straight! Still enjoy the bird though...fun to fly and good performance and speed from my UL 350 iS. All the best Roger...stay safe and keep up the good work!

[@jimpuff8409]

Nice flying and nice plane 😊👍

[@ryz8]

i like these aircrafts. i wish i had one.

[@QBziZ]

If I fly this one in MS Flight sim, it can do things that no other plane can. The XCubs, Kitfoxes, Zlins, modded or not, none of them can come close to the STOL capability of this one. It’s not a comfy cruiser, but it will go places that you just wouldn’t believe. If you can get the wheels down, you land. No looping, bouncing, dancing,… it stays planted where you put it, and stops on a dime. Crazy short. Good tip for the short take-offs, I thought it was constant back pressure on the stick, instead of letting go a bit.

[@lexmirnov]

MSFS flight model currently can't represent all the nuances of the craft's behavior, although SimWorks managed to squeeze the best out of the options available, and it's my aircraft of choice for virtual trip through South America. Still, if you want to experience the 701 as real as it gets, take a look at payware SP-30 for X-Plane 11. It's basically reinforced 701, and is fantastic in terms of details and realism. Way beyond A2A study level models, if you know what I mean

[@TheMrmax00000]

Great video! Thanks

[@lukewarm1217]

Very good training, Thank u.

[@exploringwesterncapeinlsaa2232]

Hi Rodger Could you perhaps show more about the oil cooler door setup. I have the same701 and would like to fit a door

[@madzen112]

It's a nice machine, looks much better on video than advertising pics

[@ugafangpulliam]

THAT is a good looking aircraft.

[@bobwampler3387]

I’ve forgot how awesome the 701 is.

[@Ed1271]

Great thank You!

[@brianhind6149]

I find it interesting in these demo videos that the taxi is long enough to virtually require refuelling !

[@poppetrurazvan3900]

Using the air flow on the wing and fuselage with some ultrasonic passive sensors You can a real time fuselage wing real tme analysis of the airframe. Best regards.

[@notpoliticallycorrect]

Can Zenith please consider engineering and installing a jet-fighter type throttle and 2 center sticks? I would really like to know. Blessings to all!

[@KowboyUSA]

Letting the viewers have their cake without delay!

[@dadrowningfish]

Excellent video. Can I ask what you cruise at?

[@terryheadgepath4205]

Do you have to wind it up with the control stick before taking off?lol

[@timreicker7663]

Hi Roger, I realy liked the video. I currently fly a 701 and love the aircraft. Most of my flights have been on wheels the same as in your video. I love the way it can slip to loose altitude fast without increasing the airspeed. My question is now that I am on floats is it still possible to slip the aircraft or will the extra drag of the floats pull it into a flat spin?

[@AV8R_1]

I love the CH750, but I just can’t see myself flying with my knees up like that. I like a legs stretched out position. I especially couldn’t fly with my knees in front of the edge of the panel like that. It looks like it’s just waiting to rip your legs off if you crash. I would really have to sit in one I guess, To see for sure. It looks like a STOL beast, and I would love an airplane like that on tricycle gear!

[@MasboyRC]

That's impressive 👌

[@robertoaxelciarelli424]

Molto bello!

[@luanraasch5960]

Nice !😍

[@darrenweston6056]

Any chance you can do another video in the Cruzer, but only after you have finished boxing mine and shipped it to the UK 🇬🇧 Any day I believe (don’t want to hold it up while you make a video 😀)

[@dambatta]

Great video man. How much does the super duty cost.

[@SimeonPA]

I would definitely be happy to see a real unprepared mountain or even hill spot landing, short and steep. It looks promising on the runway, what about the real backcountry.

[@zenithairco]

Haha! We need mountains for that in Missouri!

[@dannykilgariff9502]

Great vid- I am convinced about the Zenith- but please- I fly power and instruct sailplanes- ultimate performance (glide) is obtained by NOT stirring the stick- every control input causes drag- I cant take my eyes off the stick going round and round- what is the reason- ???

[@jjohnston94]

Habit. I had an instructor who did the same thing. On the whole, the flight was smooth, but at the micro level, it was a non-stop series of tiny, fast control inputs.

[@hesynergy]

Great plane! Thanks for the demo. How’d you get away with no local radio announcements? Happy holidays to you, yours, and your viewers, Chas

[@dimichele73]

WOW!!

[@fernandoluisromerohernande7687]

Cuantos pies de altura puedes volar con ese avión, y que velocidad crucero.? Gracias.

[@Old_B52H_Gunner]

Really want one a Zenith it looks like a great Stol, which is something I always wanted to fly, but sadly I’m now disabled and can’t work so my flying days are probably over unless I win the lottery lol 😂 it’s all good though, I had a long flying career between my Air Force days and when I was able to maintain my ppl, probably flew in one form or another for 30 years, now I put in lots of hours in Microsoft flight simulator 👍😂

[@AnthonyDigi1205]

Can we put the push button flap on the 750 sd

[@jjohnston94]

Does the kit come with the operable oil cooler door?

[@wilsoncarvalho5530]

Queria comprar um avião pequeno deste. 👍

[@Rahulsingh_0530]

How much this microlight aircraft cost around in "INR"..??

[@johngood3163]

I will say, I like a lot about this aircraft (takeoff & landing distance, forward/downward vis at 10 & 2 o'clock, backseat haul capacity, unpanel arm, left hand throttle, doors). However, the cruise speed an issue. Can I get to 125 with a 180 HP Viking or comparable Aeromomentum?

[@zenithairco]

Take a look at the CH 750 Cruzer model which was developed specifically for more speed, while offering the advantages of the CH 750 series.

[@johngood3163]

@@zenithairco Thanks, that will work. Has the company examined takeoff distance and landing speed with VGs?

[@granskare]

nice airplane :)

[@psycho.dad5252]

can a Suzuki hyabusa engine be mounted to the 750? it's 140lbs 200 hp

[@htmpeace8138]

07:08 T.Off

[@edychannel5874]

👍👍👍

[@acebaker2001]

Didn't hear any unicom calls. Were they edited out for some reason?

[@Mike-01234]

Wondering why they don't have shock mounted landing gear that would keep you from bouncing on landings.

[@kremlin9898]

10미터의 활주로 한대 갖고 싶다 아름다워......

[@465marko]

What if the wings fall off?

[@CDNinKS]

Any chance on your next video demonstrating a steep approach such as landing over a 50' obstacle to a short field and maybe what a forced landing (engine failure) approach and touchdown would look like?

[@dennisrothgeb520]

be carefull and pray the engine never quits if ir does when you are low and slow. you are toast without power there is no controll below 56 mph if you value your health get a j3 it will outperform the 701 in every thing its safe and should you screw up you chances of survival are much much better

[@kunstmol]

I had that same haircut in 1977

[@Sir_Gugharde_Wuglis]

Why bother taxing to the run way, just go from the parking lot.

[@beaulong3270]

The Great Googly Woogly lol no kidding. 100 ft takeoff.

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[@haroldbrown1389]

U sure like to play with the stick!

[@465marko]

Based on reports and from things I've heard anecdotally (admittedly that's not hard evidence, but I think it can be a good indication of particular trends as long as it's taken with a grain of salt), apparently - and again, I'm not saying this is unfalsifiably true, but I feel it would be remiss if I didn't mention it and put the information out there so you can make up your own mind - but apparently, that's what she said.

[@frankieholland6758]

Harry Holland ask what would you'll take for that 701 as is, Make me an offer.Harry Holland 201 n.pine st.WhitwellTennessee 37397

[@carlstout4546]

vicking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@eiichishiraishi9911]

I want it.

[@8literbeater]

The first couple of minutes made me dizzy.

[@RobertWycoffeph289]

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[@Dzordzikk]

When I will try to land exactly as you with flying style like "mixing dough" I will get strong kick to my ass from my instructor and he will tear my pilot licence. Why like this? Every good pilot feel own aircraft and don´t must use this style of piloting. Maybe in STOL aircraft but every other aircraft can be very unpredictible with this style of landing. Only note for other beginner pilots.

[@climber5150]

I bet if you got rid of that dutch boy haircut you could get off 10 feet shorter.