First Flight: Zenith STOL CH 701 light sport utility kit airplane

Roger from the Zenith Aircraft kit factory performs a first flight (test flight) on this STOL CH701 kit built airplane.
View the pre-flight inspection video: • Pre-flight inspection ...
STOL CH 701: www.zenithair.com
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[@FPVandotherprojects]

Thanks so much for the great video, getting close to a first flight myself.

[@jonhignite]

How cool is that plane?!

[@jettpropulsion6428]

Sure stirs the pot a bunch ! A good thing.......Dale should of did some of that.

[@beaulong3270]

What’s cruise speed on this?

[@jjohnston94]

How do you do a crosswind landing in one of these? If you've got rudder applied, like you should, isn't the nosewheel off-center also? What happens when it touches down?

[@zenithac]

Simple. Like all tricycle geared planes, land on the main gear first (and keep the nosewheel off the ground by keeping back pressure on the stick): See th-cam.com/video/ygXTDwfg_us/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/yIRssbcUZbg/w-d-xo.html

[@jjohnston94]

@@zenithac You didn't answer my question.

[@bizzipper3113]

@@jjohnston94 no, rudder is used with foot controls and ailerons and front wheel (ground steering) are used with yolk. Usually that's the set up ( yolk used for elevator as well but not a part of the question you asked) so as long as the yolk isn't cranked to one side or another your usually ok for being strait at the least. Different for tail dragger yes but as they explained the front wheels touch down first and as the tail come down some swive 360° others use the rudder and in that case you just compensate as the tail touches down..

[@jjohnston94]

@@bizzipper3113 You didn't answer my question either. What I want to know is, THE NOSEWHEEL IS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE DIRECTION THE AIRPLANE IS GOING AT THE MOMENT THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHES DOWN. DOES THIS JERK THE NOSE TO ONE SIDE? DID THE DESIGN OF THE NOSEGEAR TAKE THESE SIDE LOADS INTO ACCOUNT?

[@yamkaw346]

@@jjohnston94 buddy, you land on the main gear and hold the nose off for a second, by the time the nose touches it is straight.

[@MAGApepe]

nice,,,,, don't chew gum while flying

[@MAGApepe]

if you have to ask,, telling you wont help haha

[@1369Lizard]

Don't chew gum when doing a video

[@eipip1ez]

that would drive me nuts

[@robinj.9329]

What is up with that asinine computer calling out all the time? Can you pull the plug on that?
It would drive me NUTS!

[@JohnAnderson4242]

This thing wants to go left, needs some work.