Assembled the rudder components today. All went very well. The only hint I can add is to insure the skins overlap as per the plans at the leading edge of the rudder before you start to rivet the skins. If you follow the plans step by step and do not ensure the overlap is correct, I think it would be next to impossible to correct. (That is, without drilling out a bunch of rivets.) The solution is to always read ahead during the assembly process. The skeleton and the finished rudder is shown in the pictures. Heather, my daughter, and, Brendan, her fiance are holding the rudder up next to the vertical stabilizer.
Time - 4 hours
