PaulvS
Well Known Member
I'm still building my -6A but the wings are complete and they have already been installed for rigging and then removed for painting, before final installation.
At the moment the wings are sitting vertically on supports and I just went to secure the AOA tube inside and accidentally dropped a small part that fell inside and landed on the rear spar. Retrieved it easily enough with a mirror, but also unexpectedly found an old towel that was in there. It was used during rigging to protect the aileron control tube from scratching while it was being slid out. I guess that when we removed and stored the wings the towel slipped down out of sight and it wasn't missed. It was bunched down in the same bay as the aileron bellcrank, so I'm glad I caught it now, kind of by accident, rather than later.
At the moment the wings are sitting vertically on supports and I just went to secure the AOA tube inside and accidentally dropped a small part that fell inside and landed on the rear spar. Retrieved it easily enough with a mirror, but also unexpectedly found an old towel that was in there. It was used during rigging to protect the aileron control tube from scratching while it was being slid out. I guess that when we removed and stored the wings the towel slipped down out of sight and it wasn't missed. It was bunched down in the same bay as the aileron bellcrank, so I'm glad I caught it now, kind of by accident, rather than later.