November 2025 Blog Posts (9)

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Working on the rudder cable

September 27, 2025

Added the stoppers for the rudder. Should to adjust the travelling angle later.

Adder fairings for the rudder cable. It is not clear how to put the teflon fairlead. I will ask Zenith.

Put the fairing outside the fuselage.…

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 29, 2025 at 11:18am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Set the bottom elevator pulley

September 24, 2025

Added one more supporting L angle to the upper pulley.

Installed the bottom pulley with two L angles.…

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 26, 2025 at 8:38am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Set the top elevator pulley

September 22, 2025

Set the top elevator pulley.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 22, 2025 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilling the empenage

September 14, 2025

Drilled all empenage holes to the size. Deburred.
Attached large wires in the motor compartment.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 14, 2025 at 10:45am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attaching fin L angles

September 7, 2025

Attached and drilled the front fin skin. It required a lot if filing and measuring.

Attached the fin L angles.…



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 12, 2025 at 9:29am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Temporarily installed the fin

September 2, 2025

Temporarily installed the fin.

Question to Zenith: keep the long bottom parts of the fron fin skin or cut like on the drawings?

Answer: cut.…

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 10, 2025 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Balancing the elevator

August 31, 2025

Riveted the trim servo to the elevator.

Balanced the elevator.…



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 9, 2025 at 9:24am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attached the stabilizer

August 30, 2025

Attached the stabilizer.

Rechecked the trim tab range.…

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 5, 2025 at 8:51am — No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilled the horizontal stabilizer brackets uo to the size

August 23, 2025

Drilled the horizontal stabilizer brackets uo to the size. The bracket had pilot size holes. I used a strap duplicator.

Aligned the horizontal stabilizer.

The overlap between the stabilizer and the brackes is so small I did not dare to drill immediately. Will ask Zenith.

My hardware does not match the drawings I have. It looks like my horizontal stabilizer is older than the drawings. The drawings say the front spar attachment bracket…

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on November 2, 2025 at 8:11am — 1 Comment

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