Having gone as far as I could go on the instrumentation and engine work, I am starting on the fiberglass bits. This consists of the elevator and rudder tips and the canopy framing.
The fiberglass work is not hard, just takes time due to the cure times. And I was really smart to wait until it gets really cold, and not during the warmer months, to do this work. The epoxy takes forever to cure in the cold. Should have done this work in the summer, but I really wasn't ready then anyway.
The tips come preformed, but require the ends be capped off. I used fiberglass foam, with 2 layers of cloth, followed by an epoxy and micro-balloon mixture. I also sealed the top of the vertical stabilizer to avoid water getting in, if it ever rains in the desert.
The tail light I am using is from FlyLEDS. The Vans rudder fairing has a very small provision for the light. The bracket
that came with the light would not work (gold anodized bracket) so I made a custom one (the aluminum horse shoe shape). The supplied screws are metric, 3.0 x .5 mm.
