I have a lycoming O290 that has been sitting in my hanger for many years.  Has anyone used that engine in a Zenith application (I am building a 750 Cruzer)?  I understand that it will have to be torn down and inspected.  Information that I have found on the web say that it weighs about the same dry as an O235 but is 135 HP?  Thanks, Pete

How to fix?

Hey just want to throw this out there, my daughter is the one that did my first flight video from crappy go pro and other clips my buddy filmed.  If any of you would like a video of your projects edited,put to music etc,etc she said she would do it for cheap.  She is a struglging college freshman looking for extra tuition money....Thanks Kay C. Caldwell..

Here's my report of the 2018 Sun 'n Fun fly-in held last week (April 10 - 15) in Lakeland, Florida, with photos and videos of the trip to and from Lakeland from the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri. Watch the…

have no info or  can't. get any advice on this aircraft. the build is 85%. minus engine I know they stop making them back in the 80's. please help!

New to aircraft.

The gas cylinders on my aircraft 601XLB are listed at 40 lbs.

They hold the canopy up but if I step on the wing walk to get in the canopy falls.

Is that the best the cylinders should work? Seems poor to me.

Are they not working correctly?

Can or should I get higher pressures cylinders?

Thanks for your reply.

i am experiencing rudder shimmy through right pedal just after lift off.

My 601 is 6yo, 350 hrs Jabiru 3300.  My hrs 800.

i have checked cable tensions, all ok.  It settles after about 5 seconds of applying rt and or left rudder.

ball is in centre

i have removed wheel pants, no change.

any suggestions?

Bob Emery, Perth W Aus

45 baby chickens showed up yesterday, and its above 30 for the first time. Thaw is here and will be making a mess for the next two weeks. I have to pause on the plane for a few days while we get ready for spring. After 7 weeks of hard building I am ready for a break for a few. And my hands definitely need a few days to heal.

riveting the firewall today. To facilitate getting the fuse on gear and off the table. Exciting times!

The joining of the main spar to the center spar is something that I have thought often about over the time that I have been working on this project.I am finally to that point. There is also very little information describing how others have tackled this important step.

In the video below I describe some of the preparations and setup I am doing for maximizing the chances of getting this important step correct. Hopefully the information presented will be useful

There will…

i have finished my Zenith 750 and am looking for a DAR.  I am in southwest Iowa.  Any recommendations?

One of my favorite aviation organizations is Able Flight, a charity whose mission is "to offer people with disabilities a unique way to challenge themselves through flight and aviation career training, and by doing so, to gain greater self-confidence and…

Interesting clip regarding a couple of people mentioned within our forum previously...inspiring!

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=uLUxz_1521935468

I am having trouble getting the flaperons and ailerons set correctly.  Is there easy to follow instructions or videos out there? Thanks, 

Mitch.  750 99.9% done.

so, it's been a month since I picked up the kit. About 160 hrs in.

  The rear fuse is in deburring stage.

the wings are mocked up with tanks in, but still working on the nose skin,root ends, tips, etc..

   the horizon stab, elevator and rudder are done...but need to redo elevator as previous builder had mocked it up badly and so is not perfect.

  Landing gear is assembled and holding air.

  The firewall is at deburring stage.

    It's going well, it…

I am buying this aircraft from an estate.

The two ways I see to change out the battery is remove the horizontal stabilizer or get a very very small person to climb into the tailcone.

Is this correct?

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Hey Cruzer Builders,

I Found a 'Gap' while fitting the Vertical Stabilizer (VS) to trim it (many times) for the elevator deflection... I am not sure i have it built correctly.  If it is correct, then i'll need a 'FIX' to continue.

The piece cleco's in well, but there is a sizable Gap where the side skin has to be pulled away to extend over the VS Spar; thereafter not allowing the skin to stay 'nested' in the recesses of the longerons.

My Kit was…

Gregg Ellsworth from Aircraft Insurance Resources (AIR) asked us to share this brochure with Zenith kit builders, about an insurance policy designed specifically for builders to protect their kit project during the building stage.…

Hi all,any newer pics on rib assemble to main spar required,mine show old 750,just a bit misleading or do I just battle on and do it the way it shows,allso spar is slightly different in areas,ok thanks Tony