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05-24-2010, 07:13 PM
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Tip: Installing elevator/rudder
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010 
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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02-19-2012, 10:09 AM
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Installing elevator/rudder
The above photos were posted a couple years back.
The "Z" shaped pieces are just some scrap 1/8" or thereabouts diameter wire I had laying around.
You use the "Z"s to hold the surface in place, which lets you have both hands free to insert the bolt.
I put one "Z" in each of the end pivots points, insert the bolt into the center (RV 10 has 3 hinge points), then go to the ends and put in the bolt.
Quick and easy one person installation of the elevator or rudder.
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
Last edited by Mike S : 02-19-2012 at 10:17 AM.
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02-19-2012, 10:35 AM
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Great tip, Mike! About ten years ago, Taunton Press had a book about home construction called "Working Alone" (or something very similar to that anyway); it was filled with tips for the solo handyman, and I found it very useful as that was often the position I found myself as a weekend warrior. Even though most of our work on our planes is already prone to being done solo, I find it helpful when people post these kinds of techniques that expand the range of tasks that can be done alone when necessary.
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10-13-2017, 09:36 PM
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Bump to bring this current
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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10-14-2017, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
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Great new tool! Also holds the nut for starting. IMO, this is the only place (besides a swing set) a ratchet box end wrench (thin handle, not a dog bone) is a "best use" tool.
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Bill
RV-7
Lord Kelvin:
“I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about,
and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
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10-14-2017, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: St Albert, Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike S
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Thanks for sharing Mike.
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Randy P.
1st time builder
RV10 - QB wings and fuse. Working on cabin top
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
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10-14-2017, 11:15 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
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Old Avery tool
Avery Tools made a nice tool to do this job -
The hex portion shown in the pic is threaded onto the end of the L-shaped pin. It creates an easy handle to get the pin inserted, and then handle portion can then be removed leaving the short pin in the hinge. The kit came with 6 hinge pins and is really easy to use.
Because the L-shaped pin is short you can rotate it clear of the skin slot and do a control surface full swing test for tightness when all of the pins are inserted.
It seems like no one is making this any more - glad I got mine. 
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Gil Alexander
EAA Technical Counselor, Airframe Mechanic
Half completed RV-10 QB purchased
RV-6A N61GX - finally flying
Grumman Tiger N12GA - flying
La Cholla Airpark (57AZ) Tucson AZ
Last edited by az_gila : 10-14-2017 at 11:20 AM.
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10-14-2017, 11:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: St Albert, Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by az_gila
Avery Tools made a nice tool to do this job -
The hex portion shown in the pic is threaded onto the end of the L-shaped pin. It creates an easy handle to get the pin inserted, and then handle portion can then be removed leaving the short pin in the hinge. The kit came with 6 hinge pins and is really easy to use.
Because the L-shaped pin is short you can rotate it clear of the skin slot and do a control surface full swing test for tightness when all of the pins are inserted.
It seems like no one is making this any more - glad I got mine. |
I just took a welding rod and bent it 90 degrees and trimmed to size. I worked out great and was essentially free.
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Randy P.
1st time builder
RV10 - QB wings and fuse. Working on cabin top
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
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