KITPLANES talks with Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.
![Coming in for a landing at Humberd’s Farm [All Images Credited to Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9-1.jpg?w=218&h=150&crop=1 "Overcoming Setbacks on the Zenith 750SD Xtreme")
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![[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Company]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/31142685469.jpg?w=218&h=150&crop=1 "Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer”")
![Members of the North Idaho High School Aerospace Program gathered at KSZT [Credit: North Idaho High School Aerospace Program]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_3499.jpg?w=218&h=150&crop=1 "North Idaho High School Student ACES Fly the Aircraft They Built")
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