Passed the "100 hour Mark" of building time today. I found the 3/8" bolt I needed to start assembling the rudder understructure. I had to fabricate a shim and 2 rudder bottom attachment plates from stock provided in the kit and modified the rudder brace per the plans. Next I fluted the ribs so they would be straight. The tip rib took a lot of adjustment because it was long and skinny and needed a lot of tweaking to get it straight so the holes would align with the holes in the skin. After that I cleco'd the rudder skeleton together and cleco'd the skin (every other hole). Then Pop and I match-drilled the holes, moved the clecos to every other hole and match drilled those. Flipped the rudder over and repeated the process for the other side. Then I made the 2 rudder bottom attachment strips, clamped them in place and drilled them to match the skin and rib holes. Finally I disassembled the entire rudder and deburred all of the holes (inside and out). Next session will start with dimpling the skin, spar and ribs.
Just though I'd add the task description for today's activities.
Attaching the skins to the spar and ribs. Another rib attaches to the bottom of the rudder (not shown)
