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Hahahaha anybody who makes more than me is too rich!!! Raise their taxes and lower mine!

Okay okay thats enough! If you all keep raving about this engine, I wont be able to afford one by the time I'm ready to get one! I gotta resist the urge to get one now!

I got my ppl in 1997 and only logged 160 since then. I've always wanted a bush plane, and now i live in a place with enough bush of my own to operate and store said bush plane. I also have two kids who want to be professional pilots, so I've decided to build a Zenith 801 and equip it for ifr...

Wow good stuff! Thanks for taking the time to fill me in! Its a shame they arent more popular. That seems to be the biggest strike against it so far.

Great info...thanks! Lots of variables to consider.

Im curious about the 1500 hour tbo of the franklin. How does the real-world longevity compare to a lycoming? If i gotta replace jugs left and right, 4 might be better than 6 unless the sleevable Franklin is cheaper to do than a lycoming. Experimental vs certified has to make a difference too.

Lacquer thinner should remove about any petroleum products. Xylene is probably safer than MEK, which is what I used as a kid working in a restoration shop. Maybe thats why my hair fell out ...

Watching this for my kids sake. 16 year old and 11 year old both want to be professional pilots. Plan is for my oldest to be private-instrument-commercial-cfi by age 18 with lots of time in our back yard bushplane. Hopefully getting paid to fly something as soon as age allows, and maybe start...

Wow! Scary failure! Thats a good one to keep an eye on.

^^^seeing another completed 801 is encouraging! Thanks!

Excellent! Thanks JDM!

I suppose so. It was an aircraft engine first, though. I think. The UL is $50k

Hondas are great. Everyone who has one seems to like vikings. I cant help but imagine flying one for any distance would be like going down the freeway in 3rd gear. Thats gotta be hard on the longevity...

When i contacted Franklin (Colorado), they say everything for the 801 fwf is available now with the exception of the exhaust. They were unsure of that at the moment.

Messaging them for a price...

Edit....didnt see this on their website. Checking it out now!

I looked but i dont think i should go under 180 horses with my intended use....hauling 4 butts in and out of my backyard strip to the back country.

I wouldnt say scorching. Definitely cheaper than the lycomings out there, though.

Base gasket, shim stock, dykem, scribe, plasma cutter. Cant be that difficult. If it works I'll start production!

Im thinking spacers under the jugs, maybe longer pushrods. If i had the bore x stroke and combustion chamber volume, its pretty easy to calculate how thick a shim would drop the compression to mogas levels.