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Install rudder pedals before side skins?

JwWright57

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Hi all - it seems like it would be easier to install the rudder pedals before putting on the fuse side skins. However, the pedals are further down the build chain. Do the side skins HAVE to be put on first?

Has anyone gone this route?
 
You can install the rudder pedals on the shelf and then rivet and seal the shelf in place. Makes it very easy to install them.
 
I riveted the rear portion of the side skins but left enough unriveted that the skin could be pulled back enough to allow access for installing the rudder pedals without distorting the skins. It worked just out just fine and made the instillation slightly easier than I think it would have been had the skins already been riveted in place.
 
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