It just gets better!

Taking a break from some webwork, I decide to "peek" at the rudder bottom...

Again the covering couldn't be done better for a peel and see approach.

I did, and decided to drill out a bit hole and see where I was... I drilled, and I drilled and I drilled...

And when I finally broke through the other side it felt like reaching China...

Oh.... my..... gosh..... this thing has a 2" tall rudder block!

I drilled atotal of 7 varying size holes as I follwed the taper... and to my surprise...

I save yet another .7 oz! From the rudder plate alone. left PLENTY meat for the tailtouches (like I can do one anyway).

And wrapped it back up... won't be in here again, so I ironed it down good...

Saved .7 in the tailwheel plate and .7 in the rudder base... 1.4 oz total out of the tail with the CF tailwheel and stabtubes that's about 3 oz out of the tail and 8-9 in the nose!

Making that DA50 balance is getting likelier and likelier...