March 2026 Blog Posts (8)

701 match hole kit

Ready to mount engine. Recieved kit at the end of November 2025. Rotax 100 hp on the way. I'm anxious to be able to use this website.

Added by Dayton Murray on March 31, 2026 at 9:55am — No Comments

New guy

Hello all. I am new to this forum.

I am planning a Cruzer build to replace my Sonex Highwing ambitions. I was number one position for the QB kit and lost half of my building budget with that. Not to be deterred I will soldier on with my second choice, the Cruizer. It was a tough decision which plane I was to build next (my fourth), and the Highwing won out because of the higher cruise speeds and aerobatic capabilities . My Guardian Angel let me down on that one!

I have long had…

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Added by Chris Hukill on March 31, 2026 at 9:41am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Flapperon splice plates

December 6, 2025

EAA counselor Dale Severs checked the empenage attaching to the fuselage and the wing struts.
Reattached flapperons to the wings.
Riveted inbound splice plates.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on March 25, 2026 at 7:36am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilling flapperon counterweights

December 5, 2025

Drilled flapperon counterweights.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on March 22, 2026 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Pre-Cover Inspection Requirements. 750 STOL, Canada.

Canadian Pre-Cover Inspection for 750 STOL. Hi all. By now I have bin searching for hours on the MD-RA  web site about how far to build the different component for a Zenith 750 for the pre-cover inspections without success. The instructions states that the parts are not to be covered. How did you accomplice this a with a monocoque designed airplane where the skin/cover also has to function as loadbearing structure? If anyone is able and willing to point me in the right direction, I would…

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Added by Klaus Gebert on March 12, 2026 at 12:50am — 6 Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Temporarily attached flapperons

December 02, 2025

Drilled and temporarily attached flapperons.
To make the flapperons counterweights lighter I decided to drill hoes in them.
Started drilling the flapperons counterweights.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on March 11, 2026 at 5:59pm — No Comments

Dual throttles in 701

Can someone help me with the best way to add dual throttles to a 701 with 912 ULS Rotax. Thanks in advance. Marion Snell 432-517-0114

Added by Marion Lea Snell on March 2, 2026 at 8:10pm — 7 Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attaching elevator control cables

November 28, 2025

Added cotter pins to the control cable supporting rollers.

Attached the elevator top and bottom control cables. Safety pins installed.

Set the right wing trailing edge. Pay special attention to the angle supporting the fuel tank from behind. I quite forgot about it.

When installed the trailing edges on the left wing the inbound trailing edge had a higher angle of attack than the outbound trailing edge. I removed the trailing edges and tried again…

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on March 1, 2026 at 8:47am — No Comments

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