We completed most of the control system assembly, starting with riveting and adjusting the pushrods:
Elevator pushrods riveted and adjusted for length
Safety wire to secure forward pushrod to control column
then installing the pushrods, control column and sticks:
Control column installed in place
Pushrods attached to elevator idler arm
Attaching sticks and pushrods
Sticks and pushrods installed
Finally, I was seeing some interference between the center pushrod and the tunnel hole, so I (at least temporarily) added some grommet edging to prevent having to touch up the primer there - if that turns out to be beyond the limits of the stick when everything is connected, I can easily remove it.
Center pushrod hitting the tunnel hole edge
Tunnel holes with grommet edging installed
With this, the only steps left from this section are to final-adjust the pushrod lengths (with the elevators actually connected) and torque the remaining bolts. Since I may still make changes to the battery mount (which houses the bellcrank), I'm leaving that for later.
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