I recently had an issue with match drilling the #12 holes in the VS-1212A-L and VS-1212A-R for the attachment bolts. I'll cut to the end of the story and say that I ordered new parts because I personally did not want to put the parts on my plane as is, regardless of whether they are acceptable.
Here are the holes in question, with a close up:
I couldn't find any information regarding what is and is not an acceptable hole. Do holes need to be absolutely matched, or is some level of mismatch acceptable?
BTW, I asked Van's this question via email. They didn't respond. After a week of waiting for a response I decided to just order new parts.
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Here are the holes in question, with a close up:
![IMG_2622_small.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi979.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae271%2Favraero%2FVertical%2520Stabilizer%2FIMG_2622_small.jpg&hash=14ee9d7f4ade7fec543d027324c46eec)
![IMG_2622_hole_only.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi979.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae271%2Favraero%2FVertical%2520Stabilizer%2FIMG_2622_hole_only.jpg&hash=bf9f5a7c55da47ab470a1a3916079e20)
I couldn't find any information regarding what is and is not an acceptable hole. Do holes need to be absolutely matched, or is some level of mismatch acceptable?
BTW, I asked Van's this question via email. They didn't respond. After a week of waiting for a response I decided to just order new parts.
More on my Build Log
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