More work on the rudder pedals - 1 hour

I've ordered the long AN3-56 bolts for the rudder pedals rather than use the short individual bolts from Van's. I hope that I can maximize on the smoothness of the break action by making this modification. (I really hope so because the bolts are not cheap...~$17 each).

So I used the F-6117A side plates to mark and drill the pilot holes for the AN3 bolts in the angles. I've been giving some thought as to how best to drill these as the holes need to be slightly angled to allow proper alignment of those long AN3 bolts. To help prepare this, I drilled the #30 pilot holes using the 12" bit to help get that proper alignment going.

I have a round file that exactly a #30 diameter so I used that to help get the correct alignment.

I am going to have to give some more thought on how to get these holes drilled so they align properly.