Removed rudder, adjusted center rod end fitting and reinstalled to assure proper fit. Tightened locknut on fitting.
Attach plate and doubler deburred and riveted to rudder forward spar. Rudder stored in cradle.
Drilled elevator stop for bolts and rivets. Deburred parts. Elevator stop alodined. Stop bolted and riveted to fuselage.
Fitted empennage fairing to fuselage. Marked elevator torque tube locations for proper cut out.
Drilled lower HS fairings to fuselage and tapped holes, until I broke the tap in one hoe. Tomorrow a new tap, then I have to figure out how to remove the broken end from one of the holes.
Drilles, deburred and began riveting platenuts to elevator horn access plates.
Removed aft elevator pushrod, primed and reinstalled.
I did take some time off to give the Decathlon some exercise. A magnificently clear day, but a bit bumpy!
