Project Corner – Tom’s Zenith

Tom O’Hair writes:

Hello,
We continue to make slow progress on the horizontal stabilizer/elevator for our Zenith 750 Cruzer. The wing kit is next, but the factory is several months backlogged so we are in no hurry to finish this part.

This photo is the finished elevator mass balance arm

This photo shows the elevator trim tab

We will be closing the whole thing up in the next week or two. The balance arm is a combination of proprietary Zenith aluminum pull rivets and several strategically-placed stainless steel rivets.

We are working with the kit from plans, and a helpful third-party video series that makes things a bit easier. I can’t imagine flying the Zenith will be as much fun as building it. Learning a lot and having a ball.