Jim and Amelia Isaacs received Airworthiness Certification for N701JA on 12 July 2019. The couple began their Zenith CH701 kit build in May of 2016. This STOL airplane will operate from their back yard airport turf runway (8AL7 in Hazel Green, AL) and is powered by the Rotax 912 engine with a Whirlwind propeller.
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