Based on some excellent suggestions from others, I bought some lightweight 7mm corrugated conduit (used to tidy up wires in car engine bays) with clamps to suit.

My wife assisted in running a lightweight string through the conduit, I then installed it using some home made 0.025" brackets and taped the ends of the string to the root rib and tip spar.  Now, if I decide to install tip lights, just a matter of taping the wires to the string and pulling them…

                                                               Skis for Dummies 

                                                                           Or

                                                     Confessions of a Slow Learner

Having completed the CH750, flown 130 hours in 6 months, and having builder’s withdrawal, I was getting the itch to build something. Wanting to expand my…

Roger and I recently completed a series of short how-to videos for the EAA Hints for Homebuilders channel, a builder resource available to EAA members.  Charlie Becker, EAA Director of Communities & Homebuilt Community Manager, and Jim Soyk, EAA Senior Videographer and Editor…

U.S. Senate Introduces GA Pilot Protection Act, Companion to House Bill

EAA - March 11, 2014 - Three U.S. senators Tuesday introduced the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act as a companion bill to one unveiled in the House of Representatives in December, which includes a provision…

Have to put in SOME comment about now, due to my kids constant "How's it going?"

Been working on the plane since 2010 every chance I get, which is few and far between. Enpennage: Done, Wings:90%(going to redo the fuel lines w/ stainless braided lines and AN fittings),Fuselage: Done(lacking marker lights) Gear: Done, Forward fuselage and cabin area: 50% Engine:all internals ready to assemble, waiting on heads to come back from shop. Firewall forward: in planning stage. Same for…

Slotted in the Savannah tank last night.  Fits like a dream!  I made up a couple of brackets fitted to the ribs to support the rear of the tank, clecoed on the front brackets that bolt to the tank, and ran fuel line through grommets in the tank channel and rib #1.

The tank feels well supported and pretty much immovable, and the top surface looks like it will be very close to the top skin.  I'll run a straight edge over the ribs and pack out the top of the tank with cork strips or…

Zenair Marks 40th Year in 2014

One of North America's leading manufacturers of recreational aircraft kits is turning 40 this year. Zenair Limited was founded by Chris Heintz in his 2-car garage in 1974; the company…

You're invited to join us for our "Fly In To Summer" Builder Fly-In Gathering at the Zenith Aircraft Factory.…

We've changed out the original Sensenich fixed pitch wooden supplied with the Jabiru 3300, for a Whirlwind GA-J2B 63" ground adjustable. However, it seems hard to get speed or economy. Anyone have some happy experience with the CH750/3300 to share ?

Hi Fellow Zenith flyers and builders, I'm in the process of fitting a new propeller to my CH701.  I'm running a Rotax 914 turbo (115hp).  I'm not keen on a constant speed propeller, so what propeller would be appropriate to get good results for my aircraft?  If you have any experiences good, bad or otherwise, please let me know. Volkys

Between our local chapter meeting (Chapter 182 - Memphis) this morning and a DU banquet this evening, I didn't have much time to play in the garage today. Busy schedule during the week prevented me from getting any angle iron for a bending brake. So this afternoon I cut out the form for the second wing spar. I traced it out using the 1st spar so the hard work was the cutting with the Olfa knife. Fortunately, it cut cleanly. Winter weather moving in again tomorrow so play time might be…

Completed the right tip.  I've decided not to install lights, as far as I know they're not required for RAAus rego and I don't plan to fly at dusk.  In any case, I can always make an access point in the tip later if required.

Really don't know why they didn't make the entire tip out of plastic, it would have been much easier to install than a separate nose tip!…

Cut out the spar web doubler today. Used a dremel saw and smaller dremel tool to do the cuts on the .063 thickness aluminum. Went through a number of cutting wheels!! Also measured and cut out the upper and lower spar caps. Now I need to find a bending brake to take care of the 90 degree bends for the spar tips and doubler. Maybe I can build one.

Root nose rib 75-w-4-1 drawn out does not match to root rear rib 75-w-4-2

if I where to make the nose rib x=0 and y=90 instead of 80, and do the same to the rear root rib, it would look more like the drawing of the nose and rear rib together, on pg 75-wa-1

Any suggestions…

Last week I disassembled the wing, deburred everything and primed the joint surfaces. 

I decided to rivet the rear structure - rear spars to rear ribs, rear strut bracket etc - but not to rivet the ribs to the main spar at this stage, in case any shims were needed to pack out the nose ribs.

Riveted the lower trailing edges and lower rear skin to the framework, turned the wing over (carefully!) and clecoed the nose ribs back on.

This week I clecoed the nose skin…

Another decent weekend and I was able to get out in the garage. Got the lightning holes drilled for the spar. Also got the spar tip and the spar root doubler cut. Finally, I was able to draw the pattern for the spar web doubler. I expect I will have to machine cut it. I bought some cutting wheels for my dremel tool. Will see if I can do a rough cut with it and then file it down to specifications.

Another use for your CH750

Anybody want to see a build in progress, pictures only 

I have a web cam set up 

zenith750.markgoodacre.com