This weekend was a couple great sessions down at the hangar. We spent 8 hours working on the horizontal stabilizer, culminating in attaching and match-drilling both the skins. While the initial work was a bit intimidating, this weekend was mostly positioning ribs and spars, then lots of drilling.
Once everything was positioned and match-drilled, we made sure everything was marked properly, then disassembled all the pieces for the next step: deburring and edge cleaning. Once that’s done, it’ll be time to prime! Which means I need to order the first gallon of AKZO!
I bought a TV cart and brought the 40″ Spectre TV down for displaying the plans and also for having some movies running in the background. Worked out well! Also, the new table is perfect for the work so far.
