The FlyCorvair manuals I ordered arrived and I read through them. It's going to take a bit of effort and additional research to develop task and parts lists from the format. But I now have a better idea of the …
Zenith CH 750 STOL Build Log
Scratch-building a Zenith CH 750 STOL from plans.
38.50 build hours logged across 14 entries since July 2026.
Based on the earlier metal brake research, I tried using 2 3"x24" strips of .032" 3003 aluminum to try to create a fully supported 3.2mm radius for a 24" metal brake and it worked successfully. I bend one piece over …
I printed more radiuses including two color coded ones that match the ones that most parts in the plans have to allow for adequate bending without cracking of 6061-T6. Planning to always check my form block round-overs and brake bends …
Got referrals to places in Tucson that have long sheet metal brakes, and learned of a better online source for 6061-T6 at airparts.com than Wicks or Aircraft Spruce.
Placed a small tools and materials order with airparts.com including .04 …
Drove out to Ryan airfield to attend my first EAA chapter meeting and got some great advice from an experienced plan builder named Eric.
The female part of the flange die ended up needing a different XY dimension adjustment coefficient than the male one, but after the second try it's also well within tolerance and the fit is perfect between the two.
I …
Made progress fabricating rudder rib forms after cutting the front rib template blank last night. Need to start using a taper jig on the table saw to make things easier with fabricating forms for straight edged ribs.
Received my …
Drafted front rudder rib form on metric graph paper. Planning to glue to plywood and shape into to the pattern template piece to cut other the shaping forms from either this evening or tomorrow evening. Collected more tools. Placed sheet …
Received tools ordered from Aircraft Tool Supply
Pressed replacement bearing onto drill vane cylinder with fabricated replacement gasket, and received aircraft plans from Zenith.
Laser cut replacement gasket and applied cold bluing to exterior steel parts.
Restoring air drill while waiting for aircraft plans to arrive. Findings on disassembly: 4 of 5 vanes stuck due to corrosion, 1 of 4 bearings need replacing, paper gasket has a tear, and a badly in need of cleaning, corrosion …
Sourced an air drill, a Scotch-Brite bench grinder wheel (MU-WL), and some small red and green abrasive flap discs at Tucson Tool Shop.