Ok, now where was I? Oh yes... installing the tail wheel, stabs, aileron servos and landing gear. Sorry about not posting for a week or so... but I just got busy in the evening and couldn't find the time to get up here and post. I've actually finished up the EP plane except for the motor and battery tray since I'm just waiting for my motor to arrive.

So here we go...

Installing the tail wheel is a snap... as you can see from the picture the tail wheel post is actually threaded and so it screws into the tail wheel post which is pre-threaded. It's just a matter of taking the tail wheel and turning it until it is almost locked and then connecting up the spring and attaching it to the tail wheel and to a screw that is screwed into the rudder. Next are the stabs - mounting them. I ran extensions down the plastic tube by taking a thin nyrod and feeding it through the hole in the tail toward the front. I used tape to attach the one end of the extension to the rod and then fed the rod through which dragged the extension. I also taped the other elevator extension to the 1st extension about 4" from the top and continued to pull the extensions through until both ends came out the front of the tube. Then I slipped the stab halves together and connected up the elevator servos to the extension leads and tied them together with dental floss to prevent them pulling apart accidentally. Once the stabs were full installed I screwed the bolts into the stab to connect to the stab tubes and to hold the stabs on... done.

Here are some pictures:

1. Tail wheel on the scale
2. Tail wheel mounted
3. The stab end of the elevator extension
4. Both servo extensions coming out of the tube
5. Stab half mounted
6. Underside of the stab half