{"id":2157,"date":"2018-07-18T07:32:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2018-07-18T07:36:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:36:03","slug":"fiberglass-empennage-tips-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=2157","title":{"rendered":"Fiberglass Empennage Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1733.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2166\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1733-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1733-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1733-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1733-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attached rudder in order to see the alignment or misalignment of the VS tip and rudder tip.\u00a0 Of course, it&#8217;s misalignment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2165\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730-700x700.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730-96x96.jpg 96w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730-48x48.jpg 48w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1730-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not bad.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s measure.\u00a0 [Also see the cutout on the VS?\u00a0 Previous owner was going to place a VOR cat whisker antenna there.\u00a0 Need to patch that as well.]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2164\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732-700x700.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732-96x96.jpg 96w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732-48x48.jpg 48w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1732-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3\/16&#8243; difference.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll fill the top of the VS tip with epoxy\/flox and grind it down to match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1735.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2161\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1735-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1735-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1735-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1735-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some sanding required.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1737.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2160\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1737-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1737-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1737-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1737-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crawled in the back and removed the transponder in order to pin out the power and ground to make sure I&#8217;m getting power.\u00a0 Check.\u00a0 That&#8217;s not the problem.\u00a0 Once everything is connected to the CAN bus I&#8217;ll recheck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2158\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729-700x700.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729-96x96.jpg 96w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729-48x48.jpg 48w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1729-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonding the tail light nuts worked perfectly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1736.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2159\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1736-525x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1736-525x700.jpg 525w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1736-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1736-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Started working on the elevator tips.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1734.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2162\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1734-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1734-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1734-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_1734-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally I turned the airplane around in the hangar in order to mate the wings.\u00a0 Progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attached rudder in order to see the alignment or misalignment of the VS tip and rudder tip.\u00a0 Of course, it&#8217;s misalignment. Not bad.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s measure.\u00a0 [Also see the cutout on the VS?\u00a0 Previous owner was going to place a VOR cat whisker antenna there.\u00a0 Need to patch that as well.] 3\/16&#8243; difference.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll fill the <a href='http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=2157' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,39,26,29],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2169,"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions\/2169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}