Zenith Aircraft 为第 35 届年度返航活动做准备并于今年 9 月起飞

For homebuilders and sport aviation enthusiasts, the premier autumn destination is officially locked in.

Zenith Aircraft Company has announced it will host its 35th annual Zenith Homecoming, Open Hangar Days and Fly-In on September 18 and 19. As tradition, the two-day event will take place at the company’s kit aircraft manufacturing factory located at the Mexico Memorial Airport in Mexico, Missouri.

Serving as a massive homecoming for builders across the U.S., the event allows Zenith owners to fly in with their completed aircraft to the very location where their parts and components were originally manufactured. The schedule offers visitors factory tours, flying demonstrations, aircraft shows, and direct access to more than a dozen aviation vendors.

Educational seminars kick off on Friday, September 18, focusing on essential topics for builders such as airframe construction, engine installation, avionics integration, and STOL techniques.

A key highlight of the educational lineup is a regular guest speaker, EAA’s Director of Chapters and Homebuilt Community Manager Charlien Becker. Becker will share information on regulatory issues impacting the sport aircraft and kitbuild communities, including most notably the recently-implimented MOSAIC rule change and BasicMed updates, among other topics.

Saturday’s schedule shifts focus toward hands-on learning and recognition. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour Zenith’s newly completed, 12,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing facilities and view the annual aircraft show, which awards prizes across several categories.

Hands-on factory projects are also slated to return, along with the ever popular women’s only introduction to aircraft building workshop class. This year’s gathering carries extra significance as the community celebrates the 40th anniversary of the iconic STOL CH 701 design.