John,
I think we all would be interested in knowing how much you expect your Zenith to cost when done. I personally am an admirer of the Zenith aircraft, also the Vans, Murphy, LSA's oh hell, I like anything that flies, even (gasp!) homebuilt helicopters.
My conclusion has always been that it is cheaper to buy, own and fly a C150-152 compared to most any of the homebuilts. I would be curious to know how your Zenith compares.
I was talking to someone around who showed up at the fuel pumps with the low wing, I think that is the 601. He absolutely loves the airplane after about 200 hours.
His is powered by the 100 HP Rotax and has basic avionics, essentially a six-pack, a comm radio (no nav, he uses a handheld GPS) and transponder.
He put about $35,000 and two years of essentially full time work into the airplane. He had nothing but praise for the Zenith folks. Very pretty little airplane.
Reg
