September - October - The Recreational Aircraft Association

New In Canadian Skies
John van Hattem's
Beaver
I have just completed and flown my new
Beaver SS with a twin carb 503 Rotax. I received
my kit from ASAP in late December 2006 and
assembled it at home in my basement workshop. I
was able to do everything indoors except the paint.
The water based 3M glue took a bit of practice -
placement of the fabric with this cement has to be
more accurate than with a solvent-based glue that
can be softened. The Endura paint was supplied
with the kit, as was everything else down to the
last bolt and the instrumentation.
Home Field Advantage 601XL Amateur Built or AULA
Designed by Canadian Chris Heintz (Quick-Build Kit manufactured in Canada)
An affordable, all-metal, Cross Country Cruiser
Built from plans, airframe kit or Quick-Build kit!
www.can-zacaviation.com
Final assembly and setup was at Charlie
Cetinski’s field in Waterdown, with the help of Bill
Brubacher, MIke Crutchlow, Jim Anderson, and
Ron Taborek, the Flamboro Skunkworks crew.
First flight was August 28th and performance was
as good or better than expected. Climb is better
than 1000 fpm. Landing is uneventful, but it sinks
a bit faster than my previous 2 seat Beaver 550.
Stability in the air is good, and cruise is 65 mph
at 5500 rpms.
John van Hattem, Burlington Ontario
44” wide cabin
222 km/h cruise
1200 fpm climb
500 ft take-off/landing
CAN-ZAC Aviation Ltd.
Ph. 519-590-7601
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