Wing sweep issues
I tried to get the wing sweep and incidence dialed, but the rear spar fork on the fuselage hit the wing rib flange. The wing tips need to go back about 1/2″, but can’t because of the interference. I remember running into the same issue on Jim’s wings. I’ll have to remove the wings again, file it down a bit, and re-install. Bummer. One small bright spot is that the incidence looks pretty good without any tweaking.
I tried working on other stuff, but nothing was working out very well. I went to install the rudder, but remembered I needed to secure the wire as it exits the fuselage. I put some RTV on it and clamped overnight.
Tried to install the flaps to see how those were fitting and ended up spending half an hour looking for the hinge pins. I thought I had some all made up, but now I can’t find them. And I don’t have enough hinge pin material left to make new ones. I’m about 2′ short.
The whole evening went like that unfortunately. Lots of mucking around, but nothing really got accomplished. It was also not as comfortable down at the hangar, windy, rainy, cold, and dark. Good thing there’s not much left to do.