Control Sticks and Aileron Boots

I spent most of the morning cleaning up the hangar and organizing my shelves.

Next, I tried to tighten the set screw that anchors the pilot’s control stick grip, but ended up cracking the wood in the grip a little bit.  I flexed open the crack and filled it with epoxy before clamping it.  I also drilled a small hole where the set screw sits so that the set screw will screw into a hole instead of just applying pressure to the stick.  This should be a much more secure way to attach the grip and it can never loosen.

I also reattached the aileron boots.  I still need to apply the foam tape where the narrow end attaches to the push rod so that I can zip-tie that end.

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