A successful homecoming!

Kit aircraft manufacturer Zenith Aircraft Company hosted its 33rd annual Homecoming fly-in and open hangar days on September 20 & 21, 2024, at its headquarters located at Mexico Memorial Airport (KMYJ) in central Missouri. Zenith builders and flyers from around the country flew in (and drove in) to the Homecoming, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, to attend educational seminars and to share in camaraderie with fellow Zenith builders and flyers.

This year’s event included a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of Zenith Aircraft’s recent factory expansion, and also marked the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the low-wing Zenith CH 600-series designs by designer Chris Heintz. Zenith (anagram of Heintz) aircraft have been produced in kit form at Zenith Aircraft Company in Mexico, Missouri, since 1992 and the Zenith Homecoming and Fly-In event has been hosted annually ever since. In the future, the hangar will also house the newly formed Chris Heintz Foundation with educational and historical displays of the works of aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz, the lead designer of the kit aircraft produced by Zenith.

Highlights included well-attended hands-on workshops, seminars, and panel discussions where experts, as well as amateur Zenith builders and flyers, shared their experiences. The Zenith Homecoming celebrates Zenith builders and flyers, and they came out in force once again, with several dozen flying in to central Missouri from around the country in their beautifully-finished Zenith kit aircraft.

You can find more details of the event, and lots more photos, on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/zenithair. You can also learn more about these popular planes on their website: https://zenithair.net/.

Congratulations, Sebastien and team, on another great event!