1072- Elevators- p.9-18 step 3-8 & p.9-19 step 1-2

Elevators- 2 hrs 12 mins (Elevators 71:07, Empennage 194:06, Total 215:02)
Rivet count: 58 (Total 3,686)

The Elevators are finally finished!!! I started them 11 months ago.... Talk about a long time for progress. 

Today's work was the exact thing I did last week, but mirror imaged for the right elevator. Not much to report here other than it's finally done! 

We'll find a place in the house to store these parts, and then continue work on the tailkit that was started months ago. -M

1071- Elevators- p.9-18 step 1-8 & p.9-19 step 1-2

Elevators- 2 hrs 28 mins (Elevators 68:55, Empennage 191:54, Total 212:50)
Rivet count: 58 (Total 3,628)

Wow, I really can't believe it's been nearly two months since I've done work on this. School has been kicking my butt. Christmas was fun, but I spent most of it traveling to see family. I was hoping to get the elevators done before the new year. Now, the past two weeks have just been brutal, and the cold weather makes it even harder to go out and work on things. Enough excuses. I finally got my safety wire and pliers ordered and was ready to finish the elevators. The first part of this video was from 8 days ago on the 11th. I forgot to upload it and the timelapse merged both days into one video.

I've been following the last two pages of the elevator manual. Cut the piano hinge to size and then drilled each half to the elevator and trim tab. The bending of the piano hinge was surprisingly easy, but still took quite some time. Finally, a little bit of safety wire to secure the bent hinge in place and the left elevator is complete. About two more hours and the right elevator will be done too! -M