The propeller has been ordered at the same time as the finishing kit. For simplicity and cost reasons, it is a fixed pitch metal Sensenich propeller specially developped for Vans planes.

The finishing kit has been ordered, it includes the canopy, the cowls, the forward landing gear, the wheels and all the fairings.

Today I begun installing the electric aileron trim system. The instructions are quite precise so there is no special problem. Here is the servo and actuator assembly on the bench.



The same assembly in the plane between the seats ribs, just behind the sticks. I still have to connect the actuator to the stick, I'll do it after the parts have been primed.



I also noticed I had some interference between the lower tube on the sticks and the seat ribs (those that have been cut at the beginning of the building). The interference blocks the stick from going to the full forward position. I don't really think this to be a problem as the elevator should reach it's stop before the stick does, but to be on the safe side, I sanded down the ribs a bit.

I fstarted by installing the static pressure lines. I use the Van's kit, the instrcutions are rather vague and an article in the first 2006 RVATOR gives some more details.
The pressure port is a simple pop rivet, rather the riveting the rivet, I just took aout the mandrel and prosealed it to skin.



Here is the left inside view. The tubing going upwards goes to the right side pressure port, the one downwards to the left side and the bigger tubing goes forward to instruments.



Here the view of the tubing going through the seat bulkhead.



I then installed the rudder cables. The picture shows how they exit the fuselage, the plastic tubing is secured by a C-clamp.



So that it looks neater and more aerodynamic, I install small fairings (I think I bought them at Avery)



I then install the cable and supports for the shoulder harness.

Next thing to do is drill the main gear support an legs. To avoid having the legs stuck in the support all tye parts get thouroughly sanded.



Here the result with the bolt inserted.



I the fabricate the elevator pushrods, there are two of them : one small from the stick to the bellcarank in the fuselage and one from the bellcrank to the elevator. To drill the ends I use the usual trick, by using a piece of adhesive with equidistant marks.



Here the two pushrods ready for priming.