Title: Right elevator control horn
Still waiting on the left control horn, but went ahead and finished up the right. Got the horn match drilled and riveted in place. Fairly easy to access with a bucking bar through the trim access hole. Finished riveting the skins around the end of the elevator. Rolled the leading edge. This was a little difficult as the elevator horn is in the way of my rolling pipe. Had to cut the pipe to fit inside of the horn, but then I didn't have as much room to grip the pipe. Made do with a pair of channel lock pliers. Came out ok, but a little bit of pillowing between the clecos. Rolled the top skin edge to put a slight bend in it and it looked better. Riveted in place. Fit up against the horizontal stabilizer and quickly realized I need to not worry much about these leading edges; they are impossible to see once mounted on the stabilizer. Looking back at these old elevators gave mixed emotions. The quality is not as good as I know I could do now, but probably not worth redoing. The parts for all new elevators add up to about $1000. Will hold off for now.


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