May 10 2023

The kit arrived. I orderer the full kit and a delivery. It was the right decision. The kit is so big I doubt I would be able to handle it myself. The track driver had a nice electrically driven forklift.…

March 27 2023

It is my first plane build. I do not know what is good and what is bad.

I do not know in advance which workbench I will like the most.

I decided instead of making the ultimate workbench to build a workbench which is just good enough to start building.

When I have more experience I can rebuild my cheap workbench for something more suitable.

Or keep it. Or upgrade it. I am building a simple workbench similar to what I saw in the Zenith…

July 27 2022.

Purchased the Zenith 750 Cruzer kit on Oshkosh. Signed a check for 50%.…

Someone had installed cessna style pedals in his ch750 I have lost the link. 

Took John Austin's mud flap idea and put it on my 750STOL. I have a Viking 130 engine which has the belly radiator which was collecting a bunch of mud during the fall. I cannot attest to the mud prevention as of yet, but so far all flight testing looks solid.…

Hi I am building my 650B and about to bolt in the Aileron Balance Bars the drawing 6W-12 lists 3 Bolts (an3-11A ) and 3 Nylon Self Locking Nuts (an365-1032) there is no mention of any washers. Are they needed - or not?

I see people using 2" square tube in support of building these planes. How many pieces and how long should I buy to construct a 650? Hopefully my kit will arrive within a month. Thanks.

need a pilot to deliver a CH-701 from Sullivan Airport (KUUV) to Phillips Field Airport (MO23) near California, MO

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Although several years ago, I recollect that the wing root skins when clecoed to the uninstalled wings looked pretty smooth and unbuckled,  a tough job but nicely executed.

Now as I try to install the wing root skins w the wings on the plane,  trimming to clear the skylight per the plans and manual. It seems no matter which way I start clecoing them on, I cannot get away from having a stressed, buckled wrinkled mess (and thats just me). I keep coming back to: Am I sure this is…

Congratulations to Hamish Crowe for his first place finish at the 2023 New Zealand Bush Pilot Championships in Omaka, New Zealand, on Saturday, February 4,…

The tail kit minus the rudder arrived today.  No forklift blade shaped holes or obvious signs of it being drop kicked all the way from Mexico,…

601-XLB - 600 hrs - top rudder hinge rivets loose. Noticed a bit of play lately - barely noticeable by pushing up on the bottom of the rudder at the tip. I thought it was a bit of wear at the hinge bolt. It seemed much worse today. Just took a closer look and the rivets holding the top hinge to the rudder are loose - noticeable movement between the two.  Red X - Code 3 - Grounded.

So now the rudder needs to come off - I think.  Wondering if I can replace the rivets without…

At the start of January, David Tillema and his Zenith CH 750 Cruzer, powered by the Viking 130 engine, took to the air with a new challenge.

To those unfamiliar, Dave completed the "48 State Challenge" last year, departing from his home in southern Texas, and landing…

All-electric Zenith "Sky Jeep" completes first flight, with plans to transport doctors and medical supplies in remote areas of the world

A pioneering UK aviation project aimed at bringing healthcare to some of the most remote parts of the world is a step closer to take-off after its…