I added a couple more nutplates at the aft end of the empennage fairing.
The lower one is through the fuselage side aft of the vertical stabilizer rear spar. The screw just barely clears the spar flange and setting these rivets was a little tricky. I double checked, and this easily clears the rudder in all positions. The plans specify MS24693C28, but they’re clearly too long for most positions. I’ll probably replace most of them with MS24693C27 or even MS24693C26.
Finally, I trimmed the aft end of the fairing so that it’s flush with the vertical stabilizer and fuselage. I may end up having to trim the vertical stabilizer and fuselage a bit for rudder clearance, so this may need to be trimmed further.
