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RV-9A: Project Entry

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Started work on bending the end tabs on the control horn side
What a major pain in the butt! The instructions say to go ahead and rivet the trim tab horns on and then bend the tabs on the skin. I beg to differ. I can see that riveting on the control horns would be difficult after the tabs where bent, but not as difficult as bending the end tabs after the control horns are attached. Here I cut a slit in a 1x12 and used my Dremmel tool with a sanding wheel to dig out the wood so the control horn wouldn't be in the way during the squeeze. I also drilled some holes the inside wedge to allow for the control horn rivets.

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