Microlighters

LenM wrote:Love the pics, please keep posting them!
How have you found the kit and build so far? I believe the Zenith kits are all encompassing and 'relatively easy' to assemble?
Have you built another aerie before this one?!
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, hope you'll still be flying the Challenger..

The kit is great and I am enjoying the build. You kind of get into a rhythm and before you know, 4 hours have passed (thats how long I spend each evening building). I have had some head scratching moments (having one at the moment), but a bit of internet research and bugging Phil Cronje and you are back on your way. This is my first kit, but I used to build model airplanes before this. I guess if you are comfortable reading plans and relatively handy, anyone can do it. I have to stop myself every now and then as mistakes are easy to make. Measure, measure, check, cleco, measure and then drill. I will have to sell my Challenger to pay for the engine and instruments, but that is a few months away.

Well off to assemble the elevator. I will send some pics tomorrow. I hope to have the tail finished by next weekend. Then the wings and finally the fuselage. I am following the build manual page by page - have to resist the temptation to start assembling the fuse, and to sit inside and make engine noises, while drinking a beer and dreaming of flying.

Very nice please keep the post coming!

I Just Luv It!

Now you can start planning your Toyota Engine for much, much less !!

cross_wind wrote:Well off to assemble the elevator. I will send some pics tomorrow. I hope to have the tail finished by next weekend. Then the wings and finally the fuselage. I am following the build manual page by page - have to resist the temptation to start assembling the fuse, and to sit inside and make engine noises, while drinking a beer and dreaming of flying.

HA!
Let me know if you need someone to shake her about and simulate some turbulence. I will of course also need to have a beer in hand...

What instrumentation and engine will you be going for?

Recently heard of a Toyota Yaris engine that is very well priced and supposedly runs beautifully...

I must say that after having rented a Yaris in PE on my last holiday, I wasn't too impressed with its performance!!! I was planning on a Jab 3300 with a MGL Voyager and V10 Transceiver.

Packed the stab safely away to avoid any hangar (garage) rash!

Started assembling the elevator. I have pretty much completed the elevator, just need to attach the trim tab, trim servo, strip and prime.

Will install the servo this week.

cross_wind wrote:I must say that after having rented a Yaris in PE on my last holiday, I wasn't too impressed with its performance!!! I was planning on a Jab 3300 with a MGL Voyager and V10 Transceiver.

On a more serious note I have decided against the Yaris, BMW and other "alternative" engines to protect the resale value of my aerie. It seems the market isn't ready to try out alternative engine choices (look how long it took for the Jabiru engine to sort out its reliability issues). I am sure these new developments are going to help the light aviation industry and start putting some pressure on the aircraft engine manufacturers, so keep going!!

LenM wrote:

cross_wind wrote:Well off to assemble the elevator. I will send some pics tomorrow. I hope to have the tail finished by next weekend. Then the wings and finally the fuselage. I am following the build manual page by page - have to resist the temptation to start assembling the fuse, and to sit inside and make engine noises, while drinking a beer and dreaming of flying.

HA!
Let me know if you need someone to shake her about and simulate some turbulence. I will of course also need to have a beer in hand...

What instrumentation and engine will you be going for?

Recently heard of a Toyota Yaris engine that is very well priced and supposedly runs beautifully...

DONE - we can take turns flying!!!

A few people have asked me how I got into this - the best answer is if you are planning to build one of these, try and attend a build workshop at Bundu Aviation. There are a lot of tips and tricks, do's and don'ts you have to get a handle on before starting. The rest you will figure out as you go. Homebuilt Help also publish a set of DVD's that show the build step by step. Tooling is also something you need to sort out before you start.

Rudder finished !!!

Had a hell of a time installing the elevator trim tab last night. For the life of me I can't get it to sit flush with the elevator rib.

I have to add that the guys on the build video also ended up with the overlap, but I am going to strip the elevator and fix tonight.