LettersFromFlyoverCountry
Well Known Member
Once the tailcone is finished, is there any reason why the control surfaces need to be mounted at this point as the instructions indicate?
The reason I ask is because once the top skin is added, it's a little harder to move the operation.
Against my better judgement, I left the structure on the 36" sawhorses called for in the plans. That's high, man.
At some point, obviously, it's going to be mated with the fuselage, but who knows what height the fuselage will be at and moving the tailcone around (nothing to really hold onto at the forward end once the top skin is attached) would seem more difficult than just waiting to add the control surfaces until later.
On the other hand there's a 12 week delay in wing shipments and mine won't be arriving until late May and I suppose it's something to do.
What say you?
The reason I ask is because once the top skin is added, it's a little harder to move the operation.
Against my better judgement, I left the structure on the 36" sawhorses called for in the plans. That's high, man.
At some point, obviously, it's going to be mated with the fuselage, but who knows what height the fuselage will be at and moving the tailcone around (nothing to really hold onto at the forward end once the top skin is attached) would seem more difficult than just waiting to add the control surfaces until later.
On the other hand there's a 12 week delay in wing shipments and mine won't be arriving until late May and I suppose it's something to do.
What say you?