Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Control Stick - 4 Hours (113.5 Total)

Today was a productive day. I installed the control stick and related components. I started by installing the control stick which went together easily. I oiled the control stick pivot points which are welded to the frame with cutting fluid by accident but it seems to work well. I then installed the elevator push/pull tube. I spend a lot of time grinding the slide points that are welded to the frame with my dremel. The little drum sander worked very well for this. I also installed the control tee, pulleys, and aileron cable. The U-brackets used in the pulleys don't rotate because the bolt heads and nuts are binding up within the brackets. This probably isn't an issue.