Found the MD-RA reply to letter of intent in my spam folder
of my e-mail! So I guess I'm starting 10 days later than I could have...Sheesh!
Started for on the horizontal stabilizer - rear spar. Worked
on HS609PP reinforcement bars. Cut the radius, broke the edges and ensured a
good fit to the rear spar. Cleco'd and match drilled #30 the bars to rear spar.
Elevator brackets were cleco'd and drilled. I enlarged the holes for the two
ribs to #21. Everything went very well. As I was waiting for the primer on the
flange bearing to dry, I started to work on the front spar. In trimming the
flanges, and trying to enlarge the #30 hole with a uni-bit I totally destroyed
the front spar....Crummy! I guess I will have to order new front spars and try
again. When the primer was dry I went back to the flange bearing and riveted
the brackets to the bearing. I cleaco'd the assembly to the reinforcement bars
and match drilled the holes to #12.
