Here is the March 2016 update just to keep the blog from aging.
The bottom skins were completed, and the left aileron is rigged. I had some difficulty in getting the bellcrank to turn smoothly in all directions. Some of this was the inside of the bellcrank itself and some of it was the amount you need to file away from the edges of the bellcrank so that it has clearance from the mount when it is mounted in the brackets and torque is applied.
I am rebuilding the right aileron. I wasn't happy with the trailing edge. There was more of a gap than I wanted, and some of this I believe is due to needing to countersink even more the wedge as well as also break the edge a bit more so that it lays down. I am trying to avoid blaming some of this on the use of the sticky tape instead of proseal however now that I have some experience with it I think proseal would help in keeping things well adhered during the riveting. Despite all of this I may just use the tape again.
After this, I am only left with wingtips, and then storage of the wings. There are a few things I would like to improve upon, namely the proud rivets on the wing walk area but at this point it is unclear that I will be able to get enough access to all of them to buck. I may leave them as is. Early in the plans it is mentioned that it is preferable to leave them a bit high however I think that is advice I would ignore if I were to do it all over again.
There are several threads on mice damage for wings that have been stored, and I am thinking about where I will store these wings moving forward. I have no space for this in our garage so I am going to move it to another garage and will just have to check frequently to make sure there are no critters at home there.
