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VS-702 Trimming Goof

Hey gang I need some opinions. I screwed up on the first page of the empennage. From searching the forums it seems like a common place to make early mistakes. I was trimming the VS-702 Front Spar as instructed and I think the plans and I had a different idea of how to trim to the bottom of the VS-01401 doubler meant. The result is that I trimmed the flange on the front spar more than I should have making the bottom of the spar rounded following the curve of the doubler rather than straight across.

Is this going to be a problem and have I made my first piece of scrap or should I build on? I'm a little worried that some folks that trimmed when and where instructed later had problems with the length of VS-702 and maybe I just made my problem worse.

Thoughts?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tzLQGRabq99z8gks9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gFpZydKXKFG1ShSe6

Thanks,
Matt
 
Trim

Two thjngs to check
1. Edge distance on the two holes near the corners. They look fine.
2. Where the skin holes will fall but it doesn't look like there are any more.
Probably fine.
 
Looking ahead to page 11-08, Fig. 1, you'll see where the VS attaches to the aft fuse and your extra trimming shouldn't cause an attachment issue. Given that this is a critical attachment point I would probably spot prime the area where the material was removed. You can also reach out to the engineers at Van's if youre still concerned.
 
Thanks Marty. I did read ahead and didn't think it looked like an issue but it was my first goof and didn't want to assume I had any clue what was acceptable.

I'm going to be priming the whole thing (except skin exterior) before assembly.

Thanks!
 
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