Stabilator is Finished

Section 9 concludes with drilling holes and attaching weights to the counter balance arm.  With five pounds of lead weight on the counterbalance arm, the stabilizer now wants to tip forward except that my helpful assistant (out of the picture) is holding down the stab to prevent that.  After picture-taking the counterbalance arm is taken off and stowed away.

And   we    are    done!

With the stabilator finished it's time to move it to make room to start the next piece. The safe place turns out to be in the family room.  Nice place to store it, don't you think?

The vertical stabilizer and rudder are in the corner.  Together these parts should make interesting conversation pieces just in time for Thanksgiving festivities.

Coming up is Section 10: Tailcone assembly.
I have a feeling this part is going to take a while.