The Experimental Aircraft Channel recently released a two-part video series on YouTube featuring Jon Humberd of Cleveland, Tennessee, and his Zenith Aircraft CH701 “SUPER 701,” as he has named it.
That was followed up a video from Sebastien Heintz, Zenith Aircraft‘s president, that features Humberd’s SUPER 701 competing at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association STOL competition in Tullahoma, Tennessee, Sept. 14. Check out all three videos below:
Beautiful airplane and it appears to be well built. I can’t say the same for the flying part of it. That should be titled “How to Bust Your Ass One Day”. This guy is too talented to be doing stupid things like are shown in this video. I feel sorry for his family. I hope they are saving money for his funeral, because I guarantee there will be tears and gnashing of the teeth because of this stupidity.
While exciting that is the most irresponsible airplane video I have ever seen. Flying at terrifically low altitude – below tree level – while performing abrupt maneuvers? How long do you think the pilot is going to live? I’m surprised he lasted to the end of the video. The videographer is irresponsible for posting such content and General Aviation News is irresponsible for spreading such content. Remove the flying portion and just show the aircraft build. Unless you want dead Zenith pilots.