Today I checked on the left wingtip nutplates -- they are setting up nicely, and should be totally cured by tomorrow morning. Although the hangar's thermostat is set to 65, I set up an electric space heater near the tips to warm up the area to about 70 overnight. That will make sure they get a good cure.
I also installed the two #8 floating platenuts that will later be available to mount GoPro cameras on the outside of the wingtip. I also spent some time pondering how I might be able to install nutplates or rivnuts at several locations on the tail of the airplane. My eyeball engineering tells me that there's not enough structural substance at any of the desired locations to support a camera enclosure with a 200 mph wind pushing against it. I have a few other ideas about how I could mount cameras back there, so I think I'll pursue those first.
I took measurements and traced the light cutout on the wingtips so I can fabricate some wingtip light reflectors out of 0.020" aluminum. I plan to polish them to a mirror-finish, and they will be bonded into place inside the light cutout, nicely filling the otherwise-unused area on the aft side the cutout, as well as blinding passing airplanes for many miles around. ;-)
I also addressed a spot on the right wingtip that I've been staring at ever since I installed the right wingtip a long time ago. The leading-edge curve of the factory tip never did perfectly match the leading edge of the wing, so I mixed up a small batch of Super-Fil and spread it on the wingtip, right were it meets the wing skin. Tomorrow evening, I'll sand it to match the profile of the wing.
ClickBond nutplates again.
This #8 floating nutplate will support a GoPro camera later.
Filler applied to the leading edge of the right wingtip.
