November 8, 2025

Alighend the wings dihedral.

Cut the struts to the size. I used a hack saw.

Drilled the top ends for the attach points.…

November 4, 2025

Aligned and realigned the wings. I used a laser level. It is easier to work with than a string.
Drilled the rear spars. The distance to the spar edge looks reasonable.

November 3, 2025

Made the instrument panel prototype from cardboard.

Drawing pictures or moving small pieces of paper over the panel helps but it is not the same.

More than one version was required.…

October 6, 2025

Continue aligning the wings. It is surprisingly hard.
Finished building the tow bar kit.

October 4, 2025

Started aligning the wings. The wing stands are too high.

Started building the tow bar kit.

Made the fuselage strut end.…

October 7, 2025

Temporarily attached the wings.

We did not have enough working hands. Used a hoist to pull the wings up.

The next time I would do it differently. It is what people call experience.…

October 7, 2025

Drilled the bubble doors using a step drill.

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.…

September 24, 2025

Added one more supporting L angle to the upper pulley.

Installed the bottom pulley with two L angles.…

September 22, 2025

Set the top elevator pulley.

September 14, 2025

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

September 7, 2025

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

Attached the fin L angles.…

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.…

August 31, 2025

Riveted the trim servo to the elevator.

Balanced the elevator.…

August 30, 2025

Attached the stabilizer.

Rechecked the trim tab range.…

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…

August 21, 2025

Riveted the stabilizer brackets.

August 20, 2025

Moved the airplane to the hangar. Used a car hauling service.…

August 07, 2025

Temporarily installed ECU behind the firewall.

August 6, 2025

Made clamps for the capacitor.

Attached the power and earth buses.

Put the battery in place.

Move adel clampses around.

Made a new hole in the firewall for the ECU main cable.…