More stick trimming
About half of my free time during the day is spent thinking about the project. I’m sure this is a common disease among builders. I was thinking during the day about how I installed the ELT antenna wire, and realized that it would interfere with the flap actuator tube. I fixed that and interference with the rudder cable by putting in another wire clamp.
I also removed the pilot stick, took off the grip, and trimmed another 5/8″ off the top. Eventhough when the control surfaces are hooked up the stick won’t get near the panel, it still seems better to have it not hit. Plus the stick just seemed way too high. I re-assembling everything took quite a while. I tried the dental floss trick for inserting the washers, which worked pretty well. It’s still darn difficult to reach over the side of the fuselage, hold the stick steady and the cross bar from the other stick and line up two washers and get the bolt in.
I have a task list I’m working through. I’ve almost got everything crossed off. It’s about time to get that engine mounted, so I’ll have something else to work on, cowl, baffles, engine plumbing, etc.