STOL CH750

V9.70-1.5 Last update :06/07/12

Table of contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Main characteristics...................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Airspeeds for safe operations................................................................................................6

3 Cockpit description....................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 General Layout...................................................................................................................... 7

3.2 Composite Design Standard Power panel.............................................................................8

3.3 Garmin GMA340 Audiopanel.................................................................................................8

3.4 Garmin SL40 COM................................................................................................................9

3.5 Garmin GNS430 GPS............................................................................................................ 9

3.6 Garmin GTX 327 Squawk....................................................................................................10

3.7 Dynon D180 EFIS................................................................................................................ 11

3.7.1 Buttons description......................................................................................................11

3.7.2 Screens description.....................................................................................................12

4 Checklist..................................................................................................................................... 14

4.1 Starting................................................................................................................................ 14

4.2 Taxiing................................................................................................................................. 14

4.3 Normal Takeoff.................................................................................................................... 15

4.4 Climb................................................................................................................................... 15

4.5 Cruise.................................................................................................................................. 15

4.6 Before Landing Check......................................................................................................... 15

4.7 Landing (Flaperon up).......................................................................................................... 16

4.8 Landing (Flaperon down).....................................................................................................16

4.9 Shutdown............................................................................................................................. 16

5 Troubleshooting – Frequently asked questions (FAQ)................................................................18

6 Credits........................................................................................................................................ 19

7 Updates history.......................................................................................................................... 20
1 Introduction
The STOL CH 750 is an all-metal high-wing two-seat aircraft designed by Chris Heintz and
manufactured by Zenith Aircraft Co. It is available as either a kit-build project or as a ready-
to-fly Light Sport Aircraft (LSA).
The basic aircraft is powered by a 100 HP Continental O-200 engine (although other engine
options exist, up to 140 HP). It is equipped with high-lift devices (full-span slats & flaps) for
optimized short-field operations and has a rugged gear system designed for off-airport use.

There are hundreds of these aircraft (and its smaller predecessor, the STOL CH 701) flying
all around the world today. For more information on these remarkable designs including
thousands of pictures and many videos, visit www.zenair.com.
The STOL CH 750 X-Plane project is a creation of Olivier Faivre and HydroZ in collaboration
with Zenair and Zenith Aircraft Co., designers and manufacturers of the STOL CH 750 LSA /
Experimental aircraft.

The STOL CH 750 X-Plane program is designed to be used with X-Plane 9.70 and X-Plane
10.05+.

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 3/22

2 Quick start
2.1 Installation
To install this aircraft, you simply need to unzip the archive you downloaded and then copy
the whole folder in the X-Plane's one.

You can put this folder in the “Aircraft” folder or copy it wherever you want, as long as it is
contained in the X-Plane main folder.

It is generally recommended to have a separate folder for add-on aircraft. It may be the good
location for your new aircraft.

2.2 Hardware requirements

This add-on has been tested on several configuration, on Windows, Mac and Linux OS. It is
designed to work at acceptable frame rate on old configuration, but you will maybe loss some
feature, as normal map (which provide rivet drawing and better cockpit lighting) which can be
quite expensive.

If you have an old graphic card with a low amount of video RAM, you can lower texture
resolution in the rendering setting menu. It will not affect the cockpit texture so instruments
remain perfectly readable even at low resolution.

Scenery as a big impact on frame-rate too and you may encounter slower fps while flying
above biggest one, but this is actually the same for each aircraft available, not only this one.

2.3 X-Plane settings

For the best in-flight experience, you may set the lateral field of view (FOV) to 60°. That's a
perfect setting for 16/10 screen. You may tune this value a little, depending of you preference
and screen configuration. You can set this value in the “Rendering Options” menu.

X-plane can be used with a simple mouse but this is definitely a better idea to use it with
joystick and rudder pedals.

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 4/22

2.4 Manipulators behavior
As all modern aircraft for X-Plane, this add-on intensively use manipulator to enhance flight
experience.

Use of manipulators allow to smoothly drag levers or click button, depending of the cursor
shape. Cursor show cursor while lever need to be dragged and a hand when you need to
click (toggle button).

In order to navigate easily in the cockpit, you should map your hat joystick with left/right
up/down function. The 3D cockpit mode with mouse in X-Plane is not adapted for
instruments tuning, By the way, all efforts has been made so you can use this 3D Cockpit as
a 2D one.

Off course, a tracking device like a TrackIr greatly improve the experience.

2.5 SASL Plug-in enhancement

This add-on use SASL plug-in to increase realism of specific systems.
All the files located in the “Custom avionics” folder are under GPL license and can be
redistributed under the same terms.

2.6 Paint-kit
A paint-kit is available in order to allow enthusiasts to make their own liveries. You can
download the paintkit on Hydroz.net.

Best liveries may be incorporated in further update, with agreement of livery author.

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 5/22

 3 Main characteristics

• SPECIFICATIONS

WING SPAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 FT 9 In.

WING AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 SQ. FT.
WING CHORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ft. 10 In.
LENGTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 FT 10 In.
HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ft. 8 In
HORIZONTAL TAIL SPAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ft. 5 In.
HORIZONTAL TAIL AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.2 Sq. Ft.
CABIN WIDTH. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 In.
WING LOADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.15 LBS/FT2
POWER LOADING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2 LBS/BHP

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 6/22

 • ENGINE
4 Cylinders Horizontally Opposed - Air Cooled
Engine Manufacturer Teledyne Continental Motors
Engine Model Number O-200-D
Rated Horsepower 100
RPM Rating, standard atmosphere Max. 2750
continuous
Recommended cruising RPM 2500
Compression Ratio 8.5:1

• FUEL
Standard Fuel Capacity, 24 U.S. gal. left + right tanks
Usable Fuel (U.S. gal) (total) 22 U.S. gal left + right tanks
Minimum fuel grade. See engine manual 100LL

• PROPELLER
Fixed Pitch
Propeller Manufacturer Sensenich
Model W72GK-44GU
Number of Blades 2
Propeller Diameter (inches) 72

• OPERATING WEIGHTS
Maximum Takeoff Weight (lbs) 1320 lbs
Maximum Landing Weight (lbs) 1320 lbs
Maximum Weights in Baggage Compartment. 40 lbs
See weight and balance

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 7/22

3.1 Airspeeds for safe operations

The following airspeeds are those which are significant to the safe operation of the STOL
750LS. These figures are for standard airplanes flown at gross weight under standard
conditions at sea level.
Performance for a specific airplane may vary from published figures depending upon the
condition of the engine, airplane and equipment, atmospheric conditions and piloting
technique.
(a) Best Rate of Climb Speed (Vy) (55 KCAS) 56 KIAS Flaperons Up
(b) Best Angle of Climb Speed (Vx) (52 KCAS) 53 KIAS Flaperons Up
(c) Turbulent Air Operating Speed: Do not exceed (Vc) (90 KCAS) 89 KIAS Flaperons Up
(d) Landing Final Approach Speed (Flaperons down) (48 KCAS) 49 KIAS Flaperons Down
(e) Max Flaperons down (VFE) (60 KCAS) 60 KIAS
(f) Never Exceed Speed (Vne) (108 KCAS) 106 KIAS

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 8/22

 4 Cockpit description
4.1 General Layout
3 4 5
2
10
9

8 14

7 1 11 12 13 6

1. Power panel 8. Flap switch

2. EFIS/ECAM 9. Trim switch

3. Audiopanel 10. Trim position indicator

4. Radio COM 11. Ignition

5. GPS 12. Carburetor heat

6. Transponder 13. Mixture

7. Throttle handle 14. Cabin heat (inop in this version)

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 9/22

4.2 Composite Design Standard Power panel
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1. Alternator 5. Strobe lights

2. Master battery 6. Navigation lights
3. Radio master 7. Fuel pump
4. Land light (inop in this version) 8. Fuses (only visual in this version)

4.3 Garmin GMA340 Audiopanel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Marker switch 5. Nav2 switch

2. Com1 switch 6. DME switch

3. Com 2 switch 7. ADF switch

4. Nav1 switch

Light glows when selected, other buttons are inactive in this version.

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 10/22

4.4 Garmin SL40 COM

1 2 3
1. Power switch 3. Frequency selector

2. Active/standby switch

4.5 Garmin GNS430 GPS

See joined doc.

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 11/22

 4.6 Garmin GTX 327 Squawk

1 2 3 4 10

9
6
8

7 10

1. Standby mode switch 6. VFR switch (squawk to 1200)

2. Power On switch 7. 0 to 7 switches

3. Altitude mode switch 8. Reset timer

4. Power Off switch 9. Start/Stop timer

5. Ident switch 10. Inop in this version

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 12/22

4.7 Dynon D180 EFIS

4.7.1 Buttons description

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. Inop in this version 4. Set higher baro pressure

2. Decrease HSI heading 5. Set lower baro pressure

3. Increase HSI heading 6. Cycle between right screens

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 13/22

4.7.2 Screens description

2 3
1

6 5

1. Artificial horizon 5. Barometric pressure

2. Indicated airspeed 6. Slide indicator

3. Altitude 7. Heading

4. Vertical speed

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 14/22

 4 5

10 11

6 7
1

12 13
9 8
2 3

1. HSI 8. Cylinder heat temperature (each)

2. Wind direction and force 9. Flaps position

3. Ground speed 10. Fuel pressure

4. Manifold pressure 11. Fuel flow

5. Engine RPM 12. Fuel quantity (left tank)

6. Cylinder heat temperature (average) 13. Fuel quantity (right tank)

7. Fuel flow

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 15/22

5 Checklist
5.1 Starting
• Fuel selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On
• Battery switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On
• Mixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full Rich
• Carburetor heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pushed in
• Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As required
• Prime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As required
• Auxiliary fuel pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On
• Starter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engage until engine starts, then release
• Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Check
• Alternator switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On

5.2 Taxiing
• Flaperons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checked up

• Elevator trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set to neutral / take off position

• Fuel selector valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checked

• Oil pressure and oil temperature. . . . . . . . . . Checked

• Fuel quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checked

• Volts and Amp meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checked

• Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .As required

• Radios and Navigation aids.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set

• Mixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Full rich

• Auxiliary fuel pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On

• Set throttle for 1700 RPM. Check magnetos from "BOTH" to “R”, then from "BOTH" to
“L”, and back to "BOTH" (on either one magneto, the RPM drop is approximately
100).

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 16/22

 • Pull carburetor heat to check operation. (RPM will decrease by approximately 100 at
1700 RPM). Push carburetor heat in after check.

• Altimeter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set

• Fasten seat belts, tighten. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Checked

• Doors locked securely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checked

• Freedom and deflection of controls. . . . . . . Checked

5.3 Normal Takeoff

• Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Released

• Mixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full rich

• Slowly advance throttle to Full Throttle

• Rotate approximately at Vy (56 kias)

5.4 Climb
• Max. power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2750 RPM

• Doors locked securely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Checked

• Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Set

• Oil temperature and pressure. . . . . . . . . . . .Checked

5.5 Cruise
• Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Set

• Auxiliary fuel pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Off

• Engine power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set to 2550 RPM

5.6 Before Landing Check

• Auxiliary Fuel Pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 17/22

 • Mixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full rich

• Carburetor heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On

• Flaperons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Required

• Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Required

• Fasten seat belts, tighten. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Checked

• Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Required

5.7 Landing (Flaperon up)

• Approach Airspeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 KIAS

• Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set

• Landing speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 to 53 KIAS

• Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minimum required

5.8 Landing (Flaperon down)

• Approach Airspeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 KIAS

• Trim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set

• Landing speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 to 49 KIAS

• Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minimum required

5.9 Shutdown
• Flaperons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Up

• Magnetos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Check ed

• Radios and Nav aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Off

• External lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Off

• Auxiliary Fuel pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Off

• Mixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pull/Out

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 18/22

 • Magnetos (when propeller stops) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Off

• Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Off

• All switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Off

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 19/22

6 Troubleshooting – Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

• I got an error message in X-Plane while loading the aircraft :

This add-on has been developed for X-Plane V9.70 and X-Plane 10.05+. You should update
your X-Plane to at least this version. Go to x-plane.com and grab the updater in the
download section.

• My aircraft has a weird behavior, controls doesn't respond as they would :

It may be caused by plug-in provided with other aircraft. Try to deactivate them in the plug-in
menu or move them out of the plug-in folder and then restart X-plane.

• My aircraft jerks on the ground, even with engine not running :

Try to adjust the number of flight models per frame in the “Operations & warnings” menu. A
good value is within 2 and 3 for all aircraft and should be more (3-4) for light aircraft and
helicopters. It has a limited impact on fps and you should always lower rendering setting
instead of lower this value to get higher frame-rate.

• Does this add-on will works in X-Plane 10 ?

Sure. It will be updated along the run of X-plane 10.

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 20/22

7 Credits

Aircraft, textures, cockpit objects and panel by Olivier Faivre – HydroZ

Sounds courtesy of Nils (from x-plane.org)
Special thanks to:
– Zenith Aircraft Co
– Nils who kindly allow me to use his sounds
– XPFR team for tips and beta testing
Any problems ? Contact me at : contact@hydroz.net

This aircraft and all the files joined - except for the sound files from Nils - are under CC-BY-
SA 3.0 license.

It simply mean that you can use this material as you want as long as you share them again
under the same license. You must credit me as well ;-)

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 21/22

8 Updates history

-22/01/2011
Starting development of the CH750 STOL

-22/03/2011
First release of Alpha 1 version for testing purposes

-06/04/2011
Version 1.0 ready !

-24/04/2011
Changes for version 1.1:
HSI heading can be set via buttons 2-3 of Dynon D180
NAV1 can be listen on audiopanel
Right aileron tab removed

STOL CH750 for X-Plane 22/22