Lots of progress over the last 2 weeks albeit over several short sessions rather than a few marathon build efforts.

I finished installing the horizontal & vertical stabilizers & control surfaces along with the elevator push rod & rudder pull/pull cables..

A little white silicone tidied up the seam between the stabilizers & the top deck of the fuselage.



The elevator push rod modification worked out well.





While hooking up the rudder pull/pull cables, I found a need to modify the elevator servo mount beam to allow easier access to the rudder servo horn screw. After several unsuccessful attempts to get at the horn screw, I glued a crutch on the inner side of the beam to allow me to grind radius into the beam for screw driver clearance.



Next I addressed the installation of the Rx & Ignition switches. I used JR heavy duty switch/charge ports for their robust construction & reliability. I am using 2 battery packs & switch circuits for the RX for redundancy. Each circuit will have an 1100 mAh 6v AAA NiMh battery pack.

I started by cutting an additional hole for the second switch under the one provided.



I made a back-up plate out of 1/16" birch ply with doublers glued to the edges where the screw would penetrate. I pre-drilled the holes for the top switch, but waited to position the switches in the fuselage before drilling the holes for the bottom switch.



I made a similar plate to secure the single switch for the ignition.



The wire leads on the JR switch were just about the perfect length to reach the ignition module & battery mounted behind the firewall.



In the next post I will go over the cockpit interior & cowl details.