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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  4-10-2017
Number of Hours:  1.50
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Brief Description:  Stabilizer Install 2

Continued work on the horizontal tail (HT) today. After some judicious Dremeling, the tail was still not quite fitting as desired. I'm not sure what the problem is, but it appears I have a couple of misdrilled bolt holes.

The HT attaches to the fuselage with 2 forward and 2 rear (L/R for each) attachment brackets. For some reason, the right side forward and rear brackets don't seem to line up quite right. So I'm going to take the safe route and start from scratch by re-measuring/repositioning the HT precisely as in the plans, then I'll re-fabricate any of the brackets that are mismatched. Luckily, none of the brackets are permanently installed, so they will serve as good starting templates for any new brackets I need to make. The 0.063" 6061-T6 aluminum is on order.

In the meantime, I brought out the saddle and elevator and started setting those up for installation. After all that's finished, I can finally start installing the rudder!
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Horizontal tail temporarily in place and rudder set near correct position on a rolling table.

Horizontal tail temporarily in place and rudder set near correct position on a rolling table.

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Close up of temporarily assembled tail, elevator, and HT tips.

Close up of temporarily assembled tail, elevator, and HT tips.

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Another view.

Another view.

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