Mark and Cara's Zenith CH 750 STOL

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empennage tail miscellaneous exclude-from-builders-log wings elevator horizontal-stabilizer slats trim shed flaperons workshop zenith-factory rudder tools controls

empennage (see all 24)

Elevator Done! - Nov 7, 2016
Elevator - final assembly (part 1) - Nov 4, 2016
Elevator primed - Nov 1, 2016
Elevator deburred and prepped - Oct 30, 2016
The only way to cut aluminum - Oct 30, 2016
Trim tab servo wired up - Oct 30, 2016
Elevator trim tab - Oct 29, 2016
Elevator - horn, trim servo, widening holes - Oct 27, 2016
Elevator skin, right side - Oct 26, 2016
Elevator - trim tab channel and nose skin - Oct 24, 2016
Elevator - Oct 20, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - Done! - Oct 18, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - lining up the skin - Oct 17, 2016
Starting the elevator - Oct 16, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - in the home stretch - Oct 16, 2016
Horizontal Stabilizer - Deburring and prep - Oct 11, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin (part 3) and rear bracket - Oct 10, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin - part 2 - Oct 9, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin - part 1 - Oct 8, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - front bracket, rear ribs, nose ribs - Oct 6, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - front spar - Oct 5, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - rear spar - Oct 4, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 2 - Aug 19, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 1 - Aug 18, 2016

tail (see all 24)

Elevator Done! - Nov 7, 2016
Elevator - final assembly (part 1) - Nov 4, 2016
Elevator primed - Nov 1, 2016
Elevator deburred and prepped - Oct 30, 2016
The only way to cut aluminum - Oct 30, 2016
Trim tab servo wired up - Oct 30, 2016
Elevator trim tab - Oct 29, 2016
Elevator - horn, trim servo, widening holes - Oct 27, 2016
Elevator skin, right side - Oct 26, 2016
Elevator - trim tab channel and nose skin - Oct 24, 2016
Elevator - Oct 20, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - Done! - Oct 18, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - lining up the skin - Oct 17, 2016
Starting the elevator - Oct 16, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - in the home stretch - Oct 16, 2016
Horizontal Stabilizer - Deburring and prep - Oct 11, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin (part 3) and rear bracket - Oct 10, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin - part 2 - Oct 9, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin - part 1 - Oct 8, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - front bracket, rear ribs, nose ribs - Oct 6, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - front spar - Oct 5, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - rear spar - Oct 4, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 2 - Aug 19, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 1 - Aug 18, 2016

miscellaneous (see all 16)

Moving to a new workshop - Feb 15, 2019
Holding short - Mar 20, 2018
Zenith binder for plans - Dec 8, 2016
A new ornament for this year's Christmas tree - Nov 26, 2016
Leaky compressor regulator - Oct 6, 2016
Workshop setup - Oct 2, 2016
Finishing the shed "hangar" - days 12 and 13 - Sep 26, 2016
The (first) big day - Picking up at Zenith factory - Sep 24, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 10 and 11 - Sep 18, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 8 and 9 - Sep 11, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 5, 6, and 7 - Sep 5, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 2, 3, and 4 - Aug 28, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Day 1 - Aug 21, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 2 - Aug 19, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 1 - Aug 18, 2016
Oshkosh 2016 - Jul 25, 2016

exclude-from-builders-log (see all 14)

Moving to a new workshop - Feb 15, 2019
Holding short - Mar 20, 2018
Zenith binder for plans - Dec 8, 2016
A new ornament for this year's Christmas tree - Nov 26, 2016
Leaky compressor regulator - Oct 6, 2016
Workshop setup - Oct 2, 2016
Finishing the shed "hangar" - days 12 and 13 - Sep 26, 2016
The (first) big day - Picking up at Zenith factory - Sep 24, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 10 and 11 - Sep 18, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 8 and 9 - Sep 11, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 5, 6, and 7 - Sep 5, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 2, 3, and 4 - Aug 28, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Day 1 - Aug 21, 2016
Oshkosh 2016 - Jul 25, 2016

wings (see all 14)

Wing started - Feb 1, 2017
Flaperons completed - Jan 30, 2017
Final flaperon skeleton - Jan 25, 2017
Inboard half of pilot-side flaperon finished - Jan 24, 2017
Flaperon progress - Jan 22, 2017
Inboard half of passenger flaperon - Dec 4, 2016
Slats are done - Dec 1, 2016
Progress on pilot side slat - Nov 27, 2016
Starting pilot side slat - Nov 26, 2016
Passenger outboard slat done - Nov 26, 2016
Ribs factory - Nov 17, 2016
Inboard half of passenger slat finished! - Nov 13, 2016
Slats - inboard passenger (part 2) - Nov 10, 2016
Slats - inboard passenger (part 1) - Nov 9, 2016

elevator (see all 12)

Elevator Done! - Nov 7, 2016
Elevator - final assembly (part 1) - Nov 4, 2016
Elevator primed - Nov 1, 2016
Elevator deburred and prepped - Oct 30, 2016
The only way to cut aluminum - Oct 30, 2016
Trim tab servo wired up - Oct 30, 2016
Elevator trim tab - Oct 29, 2016
Elevator - horn, trim servo, widening holes - Oct 27, 2016
Elevator skin, right side - Oct 26, 2016
Elevator - trim tab channel and nose skin - Oct 24, 2016
Elevator - Oct 20, 2016
Starting the elevator - Oct 16, 2016

horizontal-stabilizer (see all 10)

Horizontal stabilizer - Done! - Oct 18, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - lining up the skin - Oct 17, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - in the home stretch - Oct 16, 2016
Horizontal Stabilizer - Deburring and prep - Oct 11, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin (part 3) and rear bracket - Oct 10, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin - part 2 - Oct 9, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer skin - part 1 - Oct 8, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - front bracket, rear ribs, nose ribs - Oct 6, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - front spar - Oct 5, 2016
Horizontal stabilizer - rear spar - Oct 4, 2016

slats (see all 8)

Slats are done - Dec 1, 2016
Progress on pilot side slat - Nov 27, 2016
Starting pilot side slat - Nov 26, 2016
Passenger outboard slat done - Nov 26, 2016
Ribs factory - Nov 17, 2016
Inboard half of passenger slat finished! - Nov 13, 2016
Slats - inboard passenger (part 2) - Nov 10, 2016
Slats - inboard passenger (part 1) - Nov 9, 2016

trim (see all 7)

Elevator Done! - Nov 7, 2016
Elevator - final assembly (part 1) - Nov 4, 2016
Trim tab servo wired up - Oct 30, 2016
Elevator trim tab - Oct 29, 2016
Elevator - horn, trim servo, widening holes - Oct 27, 2016
Elevator - trim tab channel and nose skin - Oct 24, 2016
Elevator - Oct 20, 2016

shed (see all 6)

Finishing the shed "hangar" - days 12 and 13 - Sep 26, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 10 and 11 - Sep 18, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 8 and 9 - Sep 11, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 5, 6, and 7 - Sep 5, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Days 2, 3, and 4 - Aug 28, 2016
Shed "Hangar" - Day 1 - Aug 21, 2016

flaperons (see all 5)

Flaperons completed - Jan 30, 2017
Final flaperon skeleton - Jan 25, 2017
Inboard half of pilot-side flaperon finished - Jan 24, 2017
Flaperon progress - Jan 22, 2017
Inboard half of passenger flaperon - Dec 4, 2016

workshop (see all 4)

Moving to a new workshop - Feb 15, 2019
Inboard half of passenger slat finished! - Nov 13, 2016
Leaky compressor regulator - Oct 6, 2016
Workshop setup - Oct 2, 2016

zenith-factory (see all 3)

The (first) big day - Picking up at Zenith factory - Sep 24, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 2 - Aug 19, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 1 - Aug 18, 2016

rudder (see all 2)

Rudder Building Workshop - Day 2 - Aug 19, 2016
Rudder Building Workshop - Day 1 - Aug 18, 2016

tools (see all 2)

The only way to cut aluminum - Oct 30, 2016
Leaky compressor regulator - Oct 6, 2016

controls (see all 1)

Elevator - horn, trim servo, widening holes - Oct 27, 2016

Mark A. Stratman

Mark (& Cara) are building a Zenith CH 750 STOL aircraft, and this site shows the progress and acts as a builder’s log for the FAA airworthiness certificate.

Feel free to contact Mark at [email protected] or visit stratman.pw.

Illinois, USA