Well after nearly four years I am making the final inspection and getting ready for the madden flight. While going through the "Production Acceptance Procedures" I found that the rudder when moved to the right stop is 7 1/4" from center and when moved to the right stop it is 6 7/8". The book says it should be 7 1/8" either way. I measured the rudder horn and sure enough it is off center by 1/8". It appears that when it was welded it was not straight. I hope this is not something that I need to worry about since to fix it I would have to order a new rudder kit. I would hate to have to do that since the rudder is on, painted and ready to fly. Any feed back would be appreciated.
Also, when testing the airlines for the pitot tube I get a drop of 10 knots over 30 sec. instead of the maximum allow leak of 10 kt over 1 min. I wire tied all the connections in the front of the plane and the only remaining possible leaks would be in the tail section and the fuel tank is installed so it would be a major task to get back there. . . . I am hoping the leak will not be that big of deal. . . . . or is it?
Also, when testing the airlines for the pitot tube I get a drop of 10 knots over 30 sec. instead of the maximum allow leak of 10 kt over 1 min. I wire tied all the connections in the front of the plane and the only remaining possible leaks would be in the tail section and the fuel tank is installed so it would be a major task to get back there. . . . I am hoping the leak will not be that big of deal. . . . . or is it?