The Cover-up begins

I finished installing the Berger aileron bearing substitution for the nylon block the kit comes with. 

While I had trimmed the fold-over of the leading edge sheeting, I still had to add screws on the top and bottom to secure it.

Jim drilled the leading edge for the AN-5 strut bolt upgrade.

Another Berger mod, he replaced the flat strut plate with a CAD cut conformal plate to distribute the load better. 

Time for a trip outside to have any wing FOD blown out. 

Why we inspect, then inspect some more. A small piece of tubing is supposed to go here, otherwise the cable could saw through the tube. Note the mark just from the wing being moved around the hangar.

Clear the deck! Preparing for drips and errors of Polyfiber. 

Gig note for To-dos.

The lower leading edge sheeting was enlarged for easier preflight inspection, and for the AOA and pitot tubes.

And Jim takes a long, contemplative look for anything we missed. 

Naked wings for the last time. 

More carpet glue for the leading edge felt. 

This time Einar showed up with his son, Leif.

 

But there's always time for a motivational video. 

Motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLCDdwbsny4


Jim tries out my pair of Florian Pinkers. the traditional tool for  pinking fabric. We found out that while fine for cutting long stretches of straight fabric, they were not scissors, and not meant for trimming.

And Einar and Leif both found out that my generic Costco Medium gloves didn't stand of chance of fitting them. 

But Jim took the time to teach Leif how to shrink the fabric down. 

 My minions are happy, so I'm happy.

It was still a long day...