Zenith STOL aircraft took two FIRST PLACE finishes this past Saturday at the National STOL series competition in Lakeland, Florida!
Jon Humberd was the Overall Winner with the shortest combined takeoff and landing distance at the Central Florida Classic STOL event on December 4th held at the Sun 'n Fun Holiday Fly-In Festival. His winning combined takeoff and landing distance (behind the line) was just 159 feet (in no wind warm Florida conditions), shorter than all 28 competing finalists. Watch the video of his performance at the STOL competition.
Humberd won the very competitive national event flying his now famous "Super 701" (a stock kit-built STOL CH 701 powered by a 130-hp UL Power engine)
Check out the 360-degree video from inside the cabin as Jon Humberd flies the Super 701 at the STOL competition, and listen in as Jon narrates his participation at the National STOL event. Watch the video.
Jan Eggenfellner of Viking Aircraft Engines (maker of the popular Honda engine conversions for light aircraft) competed with his custom STOL CH 750 Super Duty powered by one of his engines, a 195-hp turbo Honda with a 95” Viking / DUC propeller. His shortest takeoff was just 44 feet in the custom-built STOL CH 750 Super Duty, earning him First Place finish in his class (Experimental Bush)!
Congratulations to both Jon and Jan for their well deserved wins, demonstrating the amazing capabilities of these popular kit aircraft! #BuildItFlyIt
