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Old 05-22-2008, 01:58 PM
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Default RE: Fixing Avistar Horizontal Stab


ORIGINAL: Nathan King

ORIGINAL: ScienceisCool

I don't even think the covering tore, just crunched the balsa underneath.
That's very repairable. The Avistar has a built up horizontal stabilizer. Remove the covering 1/2" past either side of the break and take a picture. I'd bet you could totally repair it in two consecutive evenings. Balsa, being very soft, is an extremely easy wood to work with and requires very little experience to get a good repair. It's forgiving!
And in this case the repair is probably going to be a lot easier than removing and replacing the horizontal stabilizer.

Ken