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finesse152(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: Women Building Zeniths

In reply to Robert Sceppa's question of women building Zeniths, I don't know how many of us there are, but I'm another woman who just started building a 601 XL.

  I've been kind of lurking the list for a little while since finding out about it from a fellow builder and list member. I built my rudder in my living room a couple of years ago and was postponed building more until moving to a new area of the state, getting married, buying a house, and having a baby. I started trying to scratch build more of the empennage while I was pregnant, but, even with help, couldn't get long pieces of metal, spars and doublers, bent on my home-made brake without them coming out bowed. I decided to save a bit of money up and just placed an order for the tail kit. It's a relief really, knowing the parts will be made correctly and having the skins pre-drilled. I wish I had enough cash to buy the whole kit or even someone else's partially built kit, but I don't.

  My husband is a pilot as well, so I'm not totally alone building our plane, but I work fewer hours and have more time for the project. I hope to have it completed and flying before our daughter is old enough for her license. Until then, we'll stay current in a rented 152, 172, or Diamond Katana.

   

  Jennifer Moorhouse

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Larry McFarland

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 36
Location: East Moline, Illinois

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: Women Building Zeniths

Jennifer,

Pleased to have you among the builders here.  There's lots of knowledge 

within the archives and responses here are unusually civil for this medium.

I'd mention that it is also really useful to join an EAA chapter if you 

have one locally.  Our Chapter 75 has one young lady

building a 4-place Cozy (similar to a wide Rutan VariEazy).  The 601XL 

is a nice design that lends itself to a really good build experience and 

it's a great

aircraft to fly.  Zenith will sell you just the pieces you find too 

tooling-intensive if you ask. The rest are generally easily made per 

print from scratch if

your budget's tight.  I'm a scratch builder and thoroughly enjoyed the 

5-1/2-year process of building per plans.  Zenith was very responsive 

despite the fact that

I only purchased a few items like canopy-bubble, wheels, brakes and a 

radiator kit for a Subaru.  Good people!  My advise is that the project is

only one piece at a time, go slowly and enjoy the process.  Good luck 

and if you goof up a part, consider remaking that part from the 

drawings.  If

you have difficulty with a process or method here, visit my site and 

consider the images or journal presented there that might help you get 

the job done.

Good luck and do ask questions as they occur, we're going to be hoping 

to hear more of your progress.



Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

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Jennifer Moorhouse wrote:



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In reply to Robert Sceppa's question of women building Zeniths, I don't know how many of us there are, but I'm another woman who just started building a 601 XL.

  I've been kind of lurking the list for a little while since finding out about it from a fellow builder and list member. I built my rudder in my living room a couple of years ago and was postponed building more until moving to a new area of the state, getting married, buying a house, and having a baby. I started trying to scratch build more of the empennage while I was pregnant, but, even with help, couldn't get long pieces of metal, spars and doublers, bent on my home-made brake without them coming out bowed. I decided to save a bit of money up and just placed an order for the tail kit. It's a relief really, knowing the parts will be made correctly and having the skins pre-drilled. I wish I had enough cash to buy the whole kit or even someone else's partially built kit, but I don't.

  My husband is a pilot as well, so I'm not totally alone building our plane, but I work fewer hours and have more time for the project. I hope to have it completed and flying before our daughter is old enough for her license. Until then, we'll stay current in a rented 152, 172, or Diamond Katana.

   

  Jennifer Moorhouse

  do not archive

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