October 7, 2015 – To get ready to install the upper skins, I needed to get started installing everything in the aft fuselage.
I drilled the elevator rods. The small rod between the control sticks is already done. It’s hexagonal, cut to length, and tapped for the rod ends. Just needs to be painted.
The large and medium rods have fittings that are placed in the ends and drilled, just like the aileron rods. I used the tape trick to get evenly spaced fasteners.
The end fittings are really tight-fitted. They were fun to remove after drilling.
I’m going to treat the tube interiors to prevent corrosion, then paint the outsides before assembly.
Time: 2:40
