Cleco the elevator trim tab When Clecoing the other side, we raise it on 2×4’s Fully riveted trim tab Cleco in a rod to bend the leading edge of the skin Bending the skin Skin clecoed on to frame with trim tab resting in place Added the hinges for the trim tab, with nut rivet…

The horizontal stabilizer is larger and slightly more involved than the vertical stabilizer, but still looks fairly straightforward if we can be careful enough following the instructions exactly. First we need to spray primer all the aluminum pieces Then we Cleco the frame. The frame is put on pieces of wooden 2×4 for this and…

frame is assembled… the middle two nose ribs are perpendicular to the spar while the upper and lower ones are level to the ground putting Clecos on the skin finished Clecos vertical stabilizer is leveled with support shims (maybe under the Clecos wasn’t the best idea, but it seemed relatively stable and the digital level…

Step one in building most kit airplanes appears to be building the rudder. This is the easiest part to build, not too big and not too complex. But step zero is to inventory everything and layout the workspace… We suspended the large pieces from the rafters to make space for building. After that, the instructions…

Rans S-21 Outbound N441LH at EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh (Photo by Lestocq, Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International) In 2020 and 2021, I began exploring building an airplane from a kit. This is something I dreamed of doing since I was a teenager, and I finally decided to do it. After exploring a number…