GP Pitts stab
 

I bought this ARF back in May and after the cabane problems popped up I decided to put off finishing it until now, just in case there were other issues waiting to be discovered.

In the instruction manual that came with my plane the instructions for gluing the stab in position were extremely vague (ie: Glue it in. something to that effect, can't remember exactly). I checked out GP's online manual for this plane and it actually gives you some sort of directions about how to glue it in, but it is a pretty ridiculous method.

I ended up cutting out the tail post section of the fuse so that the stab could be slid into position from the rear, doing it this way surely gave a better glue joint than the method that GP suggested and was a lot less messy.

Hoping that this might help someone else who is assembling this plane.

Hello:
 

I did the same with the GP Cessna 182 arf. I also have the GP Pitts Special on the self.
On the Cessna I had all of the linkages in the removable tail cone, and It flies Great.
The main thing on the stab and rudder is to:
NOT cut into the Balsa when removing the Monokote, or it will weaken the entire structure...

:p
Lots of other stuff on the forum about this Plane.
Check this out: http://www.rcaerobats.net/
He has a great Site.
Thanks:
Dennis

GP Pitts stab
 

After 25 years of building I thought the horizontal stab installation was just poor engineering. Gotta be a huge mess and why glue when you are gonna wipe it all off sliding it in! I cross pinned it in 5 places with hardwood dowels, then flooded it with epoxy.........it is in there now!

GP Pitts stab
 

Yep Mendes--did the same thing with mine.

GP Pitts stab
 

My GP fabric Cub was the same way. But I figured that since the stab is completely encased in the slot, I'd just get it into position and CA the thing in. Works fine.

There are times when epoxy is necessary, but a stab that goes through the fuselage is certainly not one of those times.