Final Tail Installation – Part 3

Installed vertical stabilizer onto fuselage. Replaced AN3-6A bolts in tail with AN3-5A bolts for better fit and to ensure nut wasn’t bottoming out on bolts. Installed weather stripping on bottom edge of vertical stabilizer. Removed hinge pin from rudder installed during painting and reamed out hinge loops. Cut rudder hinge pin to size then installed rudder onto aircraft. Drilled cotter pin holes and installed cotter pins in rudder. Installed vertical tail tip onto vertical stabilizer then installed LH tail fairing panel to check paint lines; fit looks good.

Hours Worked: 1.82


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