Zenith Cruzer S/N 11547: FOR SALE

Work on this airplane began in the spring of 2022. Experienced builders from EAA Chapter 563 guided area high school students in building a Zenith Cruzer. Our website also hosts the project description and an ongoing build log, complete with photos. All components are new. We have modified a few factory parts, mostly by adding access panels. The airplane remains in bare aluminum, but we are prepared to discuss painting options. We upholstered the two seats in a neutral gray.

The installed engine is the Zenith-recommended 118 hp ULPower 350i (s/n 233502). In addition to avgas, this engine is rated for 87-octane car gas and has a 1500-hr TBO. The propeller is a ground-adjustable Sensenich. The Cruzer's design gross weight is 1440 lb, giving a useful load of about 650 lb.

These components for a Dynon SkyView VFR avionics suite are being installed:

• HDX1100: 10" HDX main display (EFIS)

• EMS-221: engine monitor (CANbus)

• ADAHRS-200: primary air data, AoA, attitude, & heading reference

• MAG-236: remote magnetometer, located outboard in the wing

• GPS-2020: GPS receiver

• XPNDR-261: Mode S transponder & ADS-B-out

• ADSB-472: ADS-B-in, dual channel

• COM-760: 25 kHz COM transceiver

• COM-PANEL: COM channel selector, with airport frequencies

• INTERCOM-2S: intercom panel, radio & HDX

The brakes are the pilot-side toe brakes that come with the kit. A parking brake has also been fitted. The cabin heat is routed to the floor, and the airplane has night VFR lighting.

Our current asking price is $99,000. If you start building this airplane today, it will cost around $110,000. The sale proceeds will be used to purchase another kit for teenagers to assemble. An EAA chapter is not permitted to own a flying airplane, so this airplane will be sold as a project. The airplane has the same engine as the factory demo airplane, seen above, and prospective buyers might take a test flight in it. Our chapter has a DAR who can prepare the final paperwork before the first flight, and a local CFII is willing to do the Phase 1 flight testing for the buyer. The DAR has offered to waive his fee, provided the airplane is flown from 3MY.

Chapter members have supervised the build, including EAA Tech Counselors, A&P mechanics, and builders of their own airplane. For more details, contact the chapter secretary, Killian Madeley (info@eaa563.org).