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Rudder Skin holes
- Thread starter flymore
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Are they wrong?
I got a voicemail but have not had a chance to call back.
Kelsey said there were 16 holes missing from the rudder skin; they offered to send a replacement or a template for drilling.
I expect it to arrive this week, I was going to have a look and see what's involved.
Kelsey said there were 16 holes missing from the rudder skin; they offered to send a replacement or a template for drilling.
I expect it to arrive this week, I was going to have a look and see what's involved.
Looking at my skins, the rudder has eight holes on each side of the rudder skin at the very bottom, presumably for the fiberglass caps (which were not provided in the kit). If so, my skins have the holes and I won’t need to drill them (which would be super simple). Oddly, I don’t see the holes on the KAIs at all. I presume I will ignore them until the tips come some day.
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Same for me, shipped yesterday.
I received the template from Van’s and with the instructions it was an easy drill with a #30 drill. Saved the company the cost of shipping another rudder.
@Atanyspeed @543TB would the template allow for drilling in a completed rudder, or does it use the stiffener holes?
I am ready to rivet the stiffeners but don’t have the template yet.
I am ready to rivet the stiffeners but don’t have the template yet.
It's a steel (?) bar, very sturdy, with instructions to cleco the top two holes through the existing line at the bottom of the rudder skin.
It attaches to two holes on the lower rib. The photos from the Van’s instruction shows the location.
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