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Once all the ribs are in place as seen below with tight glue joints and the glue has set paint all the Ribs
Pearl Gray.
With an alligator clip or small clamp, clamp the
Elevator
to the
Rudder Pivot
of the
Fuselage
and
centered on the
Fuselage Stringers
and level with the
Rudder Pivot
. Now carefully apply by wrapping
the 1/4
” x 2”
Copper Tape
tightly around both the
Elevator
and the
Rudder Pivot
to the right side and
then the left side to form hinges. Next, remove the laser cut
Elevator Shim
and glue it onto the
underside of the
Rudder Pivot
only; the
Elevator
must be free to turn. This shim is intended to keep
the
Elevator
from sagging down out of position over time.
Gather the
four (4)
Black lines from the
Joystick
and sort the two from the bottom of the
Joystick
from
the two from the rings above the
Floorboard
. With a wood strip clamp the
Elevator
in the neutral
position as seen in the picture above.
