Today I fabricated the two rods that connect the control sticks to the elevator torque tube. That's the good news. Bad news is that I misread the manual, and made one rod too short. That of course led to a series of goofs. Nothing permanent, but the right side clearance holes look pretty ugly compared to the left side. I'll have to re-do the right rod. Later I began to fabricate the tube that connects the elevator torque tube to the elevator idler.