Fuselage, empennage, rudder, elevator progress

Rudder secured in trail for yaw servo bridle and rudder pedal adjustments.

Seat back temporarily installed to facilitate rudder pedal adjustments.

Seat cushions temporarily installed to facilitate rudder pedal adjustments.

Your truly – first time in the plane on its gear. The tallest RV I’ve ever been in.

Your truly – first time in the plane on its gear. The tallest RV I’ve ever been in.

Elevators secured in trail to facilitate aft elevator pushrod installation.

Elevators secured in trail to facilitate aft elevator pushrod installation.

Aft elevator pushrod secured to the elevator horns.

Aft elevator pushrod secured to the elevator horns.

Yaw servo hoop adjusted and rudder cable bridles secured.

Aft elevator pushrod in place.

Forward end of the ELT secure in its mount bracket.

Aft elevator pushrod heading for the elevator horns.

Aft elevator pushrod secured to the elevator bellcrank.

Aft tailcone closeout overview. I sincerely hope to never have to be back in there.

Fuselage, components under assembly

Elevator bellcrank assembly installation in progress, also known as ‘fun in the tailcone’…NOT!!

Yaw servo mount riveted to aft face of #7 bulkhead. That’s RV-14A for “nearly inaccessible”.

Main fuselage harnesses laid out for the first time. That’s a lotta wires…

Autopilot pitch servo installed.

Autopilot pitch & yaw servo wiring harness installed.

The single loose wire is the ground for both servos and is now installed. The other connector is for the autopilot yaw servo and will be connected this weekend when I get the other servo mounted.

Fuselage, components progress

Elevator bellcrank components ready for priming.

Elevator bellcrank components primed.

Elevator bellcrank components ready for riveting.

Elevator bellcrank riveted.

Elevator bellcrank bolted to support angles.

Elevator bellcrank mount along with autopilot pitch and yaw servo brackets primed.

Elevator bellcrank mount nutplates riveted.

Elevator bellcrank bolted to mount.

Autopilot pitch and yaw servo brackets clecoed to elevator bellcrank mount assembly.