I took a day off work to get an extra session on the plane as we rush towards the summer. Last entry I bemoaned that we hadn’t thought about the position of the cowl and the windshield where they are…
Category: Horizontal Tail
Finishing the Tail
With time running out before the summer, I took a day off and Allen was able to join me and brought Scott with him, too. It always seems that when there’s more of us working, there’s less opportunity to take…
Vinyl Wrapping Part 1
This weekend we had our first go at putting vinyl on the plane. The current goal is to have the back half of the plane completely finished, tail installed to spec, control cables attached, vinyl wrapped. Then we can forget…
Rudder Cable Rigging (6 hr)
Finally, we have some control cables rigged. I can’t remember how long ago it was that I thought this was going to get done but it is finally done! Allen was able to join me for most of the day…
Rudder Cable and Horizontal Tail (4 hr)
During the week I investigated the two questions posed in the previous entry: does the torque tube rest inside the plastic fairlead or the metal tube? I never got a reply from Zenith at all about this but the overwhelming…