Horizontal stab incidence

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Viking
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Re: Horizontal stab incidence

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Good stuff! Thank you for sharing
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Re: Horizontal stab incidence

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Nope. Hinge line was straight as a string after shim was installed. Must have been crooked before the mod! Flight test will happen when Rotec TBI returns from Australia in a week.

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Re: Horizontal stab incidence

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Did you encounter any problems with the rudder after you did this?
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Horizontal stab incidence

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If you've already installed the horizontal stab, closed up the bottom of the fuselage and fitted the empennage fairing, have a look here:

https://goo.gl/photos/XFxsrp6LJYL6PWub9

The 3/16" was a guess on my part.

Tony

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