Glingerburner
I'm New Here
Hi, this is my first posting so you'll have to bear with my ignorance.
I'm just about to complete the empennage on an RV9A and while I'm waiting for the wings to arrive, I thought I'd have a go at the fibreglass work. The tips I have been sent for the HS are about 2 inches too long ( front to back) What is the best way of marking these to cut them down. Do I cut them square at the junction of the HS front sapr and the nose rib or Do I temporarily mount the tips and then draw lines where the elevator tips meet them, if so what is the maximum and minimum clearance between elevator tips and HS tips? What is the best tool to cut fibreglass?
Secondly, the rudder bottom has a line scribed into it which will allow the rudder horn to seat correctly, is this the correct cutting line to follow all around?
I'd be grateful for guidance since the instructions are short of advice and there isn't much about installing tips (apart from reinforcing) on the forums around the world.
I'm just about to complete the empennage on an RV9A and while I'm waiting for the wings to arrive, I thought I'd have a go at the fibreglass work. The tips I have been sent for the HS are about 2 inches too long ( front to back) What is the best way of marking these to cut them down. Do I cut them square at the junction of the HS front sapr and the nose rib or Do I temporarily mount the tips and then draw lines where the elevator tips meet them, if so what is the maximum and minimum clearance between elevator tips and HS tips? What is the best tool to cut fibreglass?
Secondly, the rudder bottom has a line scribed into it which will allow the rudder horn to seat correctly, is this the correct cutting line to follow all around?
I'd be grateful for guidance since the instructions are short of advice and there isn't much about installing tips (apart from reinforcing) on the forums around the world.