Hi all -
Slowly getting ready for my -9A wing installation. A couple of early questions...
1. Leveling the aircraft - My -9A is on its gear already - I can level the aircraft with a wooden stand supporting the back end which I can shim to rise/lower along the forward and aft direction. (There is no engine mounted yet, so the project is tail-heavy. Side-to-Side leveling could be done either with additional pressure in the tires or with shims. Tires would be chocked. My question is if this sounds suitable or if I should just jack the whole project off the hangar floor? Would prefer not to have to do this, but I'm wondering if the tires provide a stable enough platform.
2. Aileron control rods. Has anyone done the wing installation with these in place (i.e. rods inserted into the fuse along with the wing spar)? Just wondering if there will be enough space to work on the spar bolts with the aileron rod in place.
Thanks in advance for any advice/input.
Slowly getting ready for my -9A wing installation. A couple of early questions...
1. Leveling the aircraft - My -9A is on its gear already - I can level the aircraft with a wooden stand supporting the back end which I can shim to rise/lower along the forward and aft direction. (There is no engine mounted yet, so the project is tail-heavy. Side-to-Side leveling could be done either with additional pressure in the tires or with shims. Tires would be chocked. My question is if this sounds suitable or if I should just jack the whole project off the hangar floor? Would prefer not to have to do this, but I'm wondering if the tires provide a stable enough platform.
2. Aileron control rods. Has anyone done the wing installation with these in place (i.e. rods inserted into the fuse along with the wing spar)? Just wondering if there will be enough space to work on the spar bolts with the aileron rod in place.
Thanks in advance for any advice/input.