Tonight I got to work on the internal rudder stop I bought from the guys at Flyboy Accessories during AirVenture 2017.
I was going to simply mount the stop on top of the top hinge bracket, as per the simplistic installation notes and photo on the Flyboys website, however when I trial fitted I realised this would make installing the hinge bolt near on impossible. I have therefore opted to install it in between the two hinges, as I'm guessing all builders would do.
After fitting it the first time I also realised that you need to trim the ends to get the required rudder travel. This meant taking the rudder off, cutting a bit off the stop, reinstalling and testing.....amd then again.....and then again....until it was trimmed sufficiently to allow 35 degrees maximum travel at the rudder. I'm a little out, but not by much.
Later I'll clean up the stop and bolt it in place for good. I need to use spacer washers when bolting it in so I don't close up the gap when doing the bolts up.
Clamping the rudder stop in place before drilling the mounting holes
Temporarily bolted in place, and trimmed to allow proper rudder deflection
