Zenith modification for strength

Hello, I am building my 801 fuselage and somewhere on one of the sites I saw Chris H. recommend additional brace to strengthen because of hard landings and maybe overloading. Cannot find it now. Can anyone help point me to the correct location? Thanks, Bill Phillips 

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Niendorff on February 28, 2019 at 7:25pm

I am not aware of any sort or recommendation for added structure.  Either official or unofficial.  

Permalink Reply by Mickey R. Mathieson on February 28, 2019 at 7:53pm
Permalink Reply by Daniel Niendorff on March 1, 2019 at 2:23am

Thanks for posting this.  You have stirred my memory.  The reinforcement applies to 701/801 manufactured before 2002 when  the factory upped the thickness of the top channel to 0.063”.  I had forgotten seeing this and checking my top channel which is 0.063.

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