With snow on the ground, I guess it’s time to get back at it. Hope that everyone managed to get a few flights in this summer.

The servo’s, pushrods, and control horn bearing surfaces are installed. The control horn bearing surfaces are simply balsa inserts place with the grain parallel with the horn screws. The inserts are then hardened with thin CA.

Elevator and rudder servos are installed, but I’m wondering if a metal gear servo might be best on the rudder/nose wheel. Currently it’s just a standard JR digital. It isn’t so much damage to the gear train that concerns me, as it is having a damaged servo pulling excess current, and not being aware of it. I’ll be flying from a grass field, but it probably rates an 8 out 10 as far as roughness. Thoughts?

The rudder itself is nearly contest grade balsa, which is nice and light, but I thought it best to inlay two pieces of carbon fiber rod. They are epoxyed in place, and attached to the control horn bearing surface.