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finesse152(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:16 am Post subject: rainy day, good for tinkering on parts

I have to admit, I don't always read the daily digest,

but when I do, it seems like the normal ebb and flow

of excitement and controversy. Congratulations to

those with newly flying airplanes, and encouraging

vibes to the rest still plugging away at construction.

We're still working on one wing. One, we're trying for

one. We got the top skin of the right wing clecoed to

the skeleton yesterday. Wasn't there something on

television? Last night, we slowly flipped the wing

over, and placed the bottom skin on. I'm glad so much

is pre-drilled and cut, but the tie-down ring slot is

on the outboard side of the number 9 rear rib, instead

of on the inboard side, creating a minor issue with

the tie-down ring. DH talked to Zenith today. I did

place number 9 rr correctly, with the flanges

outboard, but seeing as the slot isn't on the webbing

side, I've been advised to trade that rib with the

left wing, so I don't have to cut a new tie-down slot.

If the holes I already drilled in the top flange of

the rib don't line up with the holes in the left

wing's top skin, I'll get a new rib.



We didn't manage to order all the stuff necessary to

close a wing when we ordered the wing kit ages ago, so

very recently got the fuel system, and I'm saving for

the controls kit. I thought about just ordering the

controls parts needed to close the wings, but started

adding up the costs of the individual pieces in the

controls kit, and stopped when the number on my

calculator exceeded the cost of the whole kit. 



In the meantime of not having a flying Z-Plane

ourselves, we're transitioning to a rental 601 at

Maury Regional Airport. Yes, Tennessee and upper

Alabama, there is a Zenith for rent near us!!! After

flying it a few times, neither of us are ready yet to

take it up without the instructor. The little beast

just flat takes some getting used to. We keep going

back to Cessnas to reassure ourselves we haven't

completely lost our minds, or abilities. It's a fun

airplane, just different from the Cessnas we're used

to. I've got a few close up photos on my photobucket

of the nose gear and reinforcement extrusion angle

added inside the fuselage after a particularly hard

landing. The main gear transmits a fair amount of

stress up the fuselage skin, so Zenith provided

extrusion angle to put inside the fuselage where the

side skin meets the belly skin above the gear channel.

We're going to reinforce our airplane the same way.

Everyone is welcome to have a look:

http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/Ruby18823/



I would definately recommend spending some money to

get some quality seat time in the rental 601.



It's still raining and I hear aluminum in the basement

calling my name.



Jennifer, somewhere south of Nashville, TN

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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:58 am Post subject: rainy day, good for tinkering on parts

Could you provide information on the rental 601 in Tenn.?  Jerry of  Ga.

  

  In a message dated 2/4/2008 11:17:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  finesse152(at)yahoo.com writes:

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		  -->    Zenith-List message posted by: Jennifer Moorhouse    <finesse152(at)yahoo.com>



I have to admit, I don't always read the    daily digest,

but when I do, it seems like the normal ebb and flow

of    excitement and controversy. Congratulations to

those with newly flying    airplanes, and encouraging

vibes to the rest still plugging away at    construction.

We're still working on one wing. One, we're trying    for

one. We got the top skin of the right wing clecoed to

the skeleton    yesterday. Wasn't there something on

television? Last night, we slowly    flipped the wing

over, and placed the bottom skin on. I'm glad so    much

is pre-drilled and cut, but the tie-down ring slot is

on the    outboard side of the number 9 rear rib, instead

of on the inboard side,    creating a minor issue with

the tie-down ring. DH talked to Zenith today. I    did

place number 9 rr correctly, with the flanges

outboard, but seeing    as the slot isn't on the webbing

side, I've been advised to trade that rib    with the

left wing, so I don't have to cut a new tie-down slot.

If the    holes I already drilled in the top flange of

the rib don't line up with the    holes in the left

wing's top skin, I'll get a new rib.



We didn't    manage to order all the stuff necessary to

close a wing when we ordered the    wing kit ages ago, so

very recently got the fuel system, and I'm saving    for

the controls kit. I thought about just ordering the

controls parts    needed to close the wings, but started

adding up the costs of the    individual pieces in the

controls kit, and stopped when the number on    my

calculator exceeded the cost of the whole kit. 



In the meantime    of not having a flying Z-Plane

ourselves, we're transitioning to a rental    601 at

Maury Regional Airport. Yes, Tennessee and upper

Alabama, there    is a Zenith for rent near us!!! After

flying it a few times, neither of us    are ready yet to

take it up without the instructor. The little    beast

just flat takes some getting used to. We keep going

back to    Cessnas to reassure ourselves we haven't

completely lost our minds, or    abilities. It's a fun

airplane, just different from the Cessnas we're    used

to. I've got a few close up photos on my photobucket

of the nose    gear and reinforcement extrusion angle

added inside the fuselage after a    particularly hard

landing. The main gear transmits a fair amount    of

stress up the fuselage skin, so Zenith provided

extrusion angle to    put inside the fuselage where the

side skin meets the belly skin above the    gear channel.

We're going to reinforce our airplane the same    way.

Everyone is welcome to have a    look:

http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/Ruby18823/



I would    definately recommend spending some money to

get some quality seat time in    the rental 601.



It's still raining and I hear aluminum in the    basement

calling my name.



Jennifer, somewhere south of Nashville,    TN

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