I am at the point where I needed to install the stabilator to check alignment of the tailcone fairing. And I will leave in on for a while because I am about ready to fire up the avionics and test run the trim servo. Then it has to come off again because of my limited work space. Although I have help available when I need it, I decided to work out a method of installing the stab by myself, hopefully without frustration. I made up two padded supports to rest on my work table that are within 1 inch of the correct height and just kind of pushed the stabilator into place. No problem at all to get in on in about 10 minutes. No glued washers got knocked off, as it is very easy to carefully guide the stabilized stab into place. It took far longer to cut the lumber and nail it together than to install the stab.
This method is easier, I am sure, than to install the stab with two other people holding the ends and jiggling it around, especially with those glued on washer spacers.
Tony
This method is easier, I am sure, than to install the stab with two other people holding the ends and jiggling it around, especially with those glued on washer spacers.
Tony