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.

Finish, seats under assembly

Seatback assembly painting underway.

Seatback hinge pins ready for installation.

Seatback assemblies fully painted.

As much as I’d like to install them now, I need the room in the fuselage for the many tasks yet remaining in there. Once the seat cushions arrive, I’ll temporarily install the left seatback to test the rudder pedal position I selected (middle). I really (major understatement!) don’t want to change that at this point in the project. So, fingers crossed for the time being.

Fuselage components underway

Seat back support components in process.

Seat back support components in process.

Gussets drilled in place.

Fuselage brace, seat back supports, gussets, and roll bar bases riveted and bolted in place.

Fuselage brace, seat back supports, gussets, and roll bar bases riveted and bolted in place.