28 Dec 2024 - 1.5 hours
I finished up most of the left elevator today. I squeezed the rivets connecting the elevator half of the trim tab hinge. I also squeezed two solid rivets towards the end of the elevator trim tab cutout spar. Normally these four rivets on the top and bottom need to be pop rivets because you can't get access to the inside because it is blocked by the folded ends. Since I cut those off and made a riblet, I had access so squeezed the inboard two on the top and bottom. That also means I could use those pop rivets for the riblet, which got two on the top and bottom each.
Then I moved onto rolling the left elevator leading edge. This continues to be a hassle and a pain in the hands but I got a pretty good first pass at it. I will go back and roll some parts a little more, specifically the middle section as the edge doesn't quite lay flat.
