I have been flying N75ZX for 1 year now. I had the first annual inspection done on the plane this weekend, everything checked out fine. Compression check on the engine showed 79-79-78-78/80 which is excellent. I've made a couple of weekend trips to the Dallas area this summer and quite a few Texas area fly-ins this spring. As of 8/03/13 I've got 215 hrs. of flight time on the plane. Fuel burn is averaging around 5 - 5 3/4 gal per hour.
The 750 is very easy to fly. I've gotten comfortable with all the different landing configurations such as no-flaps, full flaps, no power, power on, crosswind, downwind, etc. Stall speed is around 36-40 mph, depending on weight and air density. The stall turns into a "mushy wings level sink" with no nose drop like most aircraft, which I assume is due to the slats on the leading edge of the 750's wings. I typically cruise it at around 2200 -2300 rpm & this produces around 78-84 mph. Maximum continuous cruise rpm of 2470 rpm produces 88-90 mph, and redline 2625 rpm gets it right at 100 mph. I like the lower rpm settings. It's not stressing the engine at all, better fuel economy, and at the higher rpms the extra 5-10 mph is just not worth the effort.
One of the trips to Dallas I encountered some bad weather. I took off on Sunday around 12 noon after a pretty serious line of T-storms had moved through the Dallas area that morning. Later that day, I ended up catching up with the squall line from behind just NW of the Houston area. I detoured to Navasota, landed, and took a nap under a covered fueling area while waiting for the line to clear on out. About an hour & a half later I took off and flew her on in to Angleton. Here are a couple of photos of the back-side of the squall line as I approached it from behind.
Here are a few other photos from earlier this spring:
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| Early February of 2013, nice cool weather. |
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| Mustang Beach Airport at Port Aransas, TX, late April |
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| Ft. Parker Flying Field near Mexia, TX in late March. The fellow that lives in the house on the hill hosts a few Fly-ins each year. A lot of older, classic light planes are showcased such as Taylorcrafts & Cessna 120 & 140's. |
Next month on the weekend of Sept. 20th & 21st, I plan to take a week off from work and fly to the Zenith Factory in Mexico, MO. http://www.zenithair.com/ Each year they hold an "Open Hangar Day" event where builders fly their planes in. Looking forward to it!
