Finishing up the last few rivets on the elevators and rudder, And installing rod bearings - 4 hours

I had ordered a bunch of MK-319-BS rivets from vans to finish off the really difficult rivets nearest the trailing edges of the rudder and elevators. I had called vans previously to see if I could use a MK-319-BS rivet instead of a CS4-4 rivet by that really tricky spot beside the rudder control horn. Van's support said that it shouldn't be a problem as the MK-319-BS is a more structural rivet than the CS4-4.

I then installed the rod end bearings in the rudder and elevator. I used a small amount of Boelube as suggested on Van's Airforce to help. Some of the rod bearings do take a bit of work to get in there. I really took my time to set the rod bearings to the proper dimensions. I had used my handy rod bearing tool that I made a number of days ago. Worked like a charm.