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  • First Flight – DONESKI
  • A quick blurb from Experimental Aircraft Channel
  • Prepare for AWC – Airworthiness Cert by FAA / FSDO
  • Finalizing the Instrument Panel
  • How about Painting my TukTuk

Aircraft Build Time

Airplane sectionBuild time (hrs)
Avionics59
Electricals6
Elevator26
Engine118.5
Finishing185
Firewall forward138.5
Flaperons58.5
Fuel and Brake lines17
Fuselage190
Landing gear20.5
Miscellaneous15
Rudder10.5
Tail Unit67
Wings94
Total1005.5

First Flight – DONESKI

June 28, 2022  in Zenith 2020  tagged Miscellaneous by Nori (updated on July 28, 2022)

After due deliberations, we were able to do the first 2 hrs of test flight for my Zenith 750 Cruzer Here is a quick video of the take off and landing for the first flight.


A quick blurb from Experimental Aircraft Channel

June 2, 2022  in Zenith 2020  tagged Miscellaneous by Nori (updated on July 28, 2022)

Thanks to Bryan Walstrom of Experimental Aircraft Channel – that on an impromptu visit, he was able to capture few details about my Corvair Powered Zenith Cruser – TukTuk Toucan 🙂 Check the video here


Prepare for AWC – Airworthiness Cert by FAA / FSDO

March 12, 2022  in Zenith 2020  tagged Miscellaneous by Nori (updated on April 25, 2022)

It’s finally the time to show case the hard work on this project Zenith N750RN and get approval from DAR of Tampa FSDO


Finalizing the Instrument Panel

February 16, 2022  in Zenith 2020  tagged Avionics by Nori (updated on April 25, 2022)

Instrument panel is finally at a usable stage with the following Air Speed Indicator Grand Rapids EFIS Firelight supported iPad mini ELT For Corvair – Air/Fuel Ratio gauge Circuit breakers and all other good stuff …


How about Painting my TukTuk

December 1, 2021  in Zenith 2020  tagged Finishing by Nori (updated on December 16, 2021)

I started experimenting with marine grade painting and it seems the outcomes are good enough for me. Once paint is dry – I was even able to add some decals too 🙂 Adding few finishing touches to my “Tuk Tuk Toucan” .. fuselage painting followed by side panel artwork and […]


More finishing items …

October 2, 2021  in Zenith 2020  tagged Finishing by Nori (updated on December 16, 2021)

After getting registration papers from FAA last month, we started working on finishing most of the big and little stuff for my TukTuk Toucan Cruzer … Finished clean setup and locking all the wiring properly both FWF and Inside as well Installed OAT as needed for my GRT EFIS Ordered […]


Bubble doors, Skylight and Wind shield

September 16, 2021  in Zenith 2020  tagged Finishing by Nori (updated on December 16, 2021)

The most sensitive and fragile parts of all of the build are here now to be assembled.. Used the pointed tip of soldering iron to drill a pilot hole in lexan material followed by assembling them to the aluminum frames…


Flaperons – it is …

September 16, 2021  in Zenith 2020  tagged Flaperons by Nori (updated on December 16, 2021)

Time to balance and install the inboard and outboard flaperons on my Cruzer… The biggest job is to balance those dead weights so flaperons and balanced at center flat. Grinding the solid round bar weights is definitely a PITA…


Pitot Static lines – complete

June 24, 2021  in Zenith 2020  tagged Finishing by Nori (updated on December 16, 2021)

After due planning on drilling, and running the Pitot Static lines – the routing of teflon lines is complete and it is connected to GRT EFIS as well 🙂 Wiring cleaned up All drops are secured from loose rattling.


Wings mounting completed..

June 20, 2021  in Zenith 2020  tagged Finishing by Nori (updated on December 16, 2021)

Ok friends – I believe we met another major milestone in my Cruzer build My “Tuk Tuk Toucan” has wings now — both wings are set and angle on digital protractor shows 1.4deg on both wings


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