Category: Wings

Day 65: Wings! (30m)

No, I did not complete the wings in 30 minutes, but I have drawn first blood, as it were, on the wings kit (though now I think about it I did cut myself in the process). I had taken the…

Day 61: Complete Flaperons Repairs (2 hr)

During the week, a new box arrived from Zenith: This box contained my replacement nose skins for the horizontal tail: And some 3-way LED lights for the wing tips. These lights can do the strobes, the nav lights, and position…

Wings Arrival (for real)

I took the day off today so that my brother in law could bring the wings kit around and I could unpack it and put it in the dog run. He arrived early in the morning with the crate on…

Wings Arrival (kinda)

I got notice a while ago that the wings were going to be here earlier than I thought, I had been expecting mid-late August and yet they were already out for shipping. I’d been advised that the crate weighted 345lbs…

Wings Ordered!

Today I ordered the wings kit and fuel tanks from Zenith. I’m told it will be 10-12 weeks before they arrive so I have plenty of time to prepare. I still need to measure up the garage to check that…