Oh I have plenty to do! At least it seems I do. Plenty of chores around the house and such. Lots of "One of these days" projects. But I am moving slower than I used to. Sometimes it's difficult to figure out what I should be doing next. In my line of work, my mind was usually made up for me before I got to work, and I had to react to what others needed and required. Interacting with some great friends that I made over the years is what I miss. Now on the other hand, rush hour traffic is something that I can still live with out!!
   Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

Okay.  You know the saying, "Idle hands is Biden's workshop."   I think that is what it is. 

Mounted the flap control box and bellcrank.  Works great.  Absolutely no binding anywhere.  Now I have a question.  I hesitate to ask it here because I don't think anybody reads the build threads if they are in the building forum but here goes anyway.  I have to have trike gear for the twin and I need to place the rear wheels at about 1" behind the CG.  I have no clue where the CG should go on a GEO-XL airfoil.  I know a million other factors play into the exact position but if I can at least get a ballpark I can bend some wire.

Ken

The general rule of thumb for trike gear is that the mains axle be placed at an angle 15 degrees behind the CG.

BTW, those is some nice looking control system parts....

Don -
         I'll take it.  Send me the address for the check.

Regards,

Harold Brewer

Built the TE flap tunnel and mounted the first flap.  When I use imbedded flaps, I use a technique that insures a "perfect" fit.  First I sand the flap to have a smooth 1/4" radius on the LE.  Next, using a sandpaper covered dowel I sand the radius into the wing TE.  Next, I mold a piece of 1/32 around a 1/4" dowel so that it is just over 1/2 the diameter and set it aside while I bush the barrel hinges.  I use 1/16" aluminum or brass tubing for the bushings.  Drill the holes in the hinges and push the tubing through the hole to about 1/8" .  This is to keep glue out of the hinge.  Run a bead of slow cure around both sides and work the tubing back and forth to get as much flue as you can in the hinge hole.  When it sets, cut off the excess with a razor saw.  I file the hinges flat then I take a 1/16" sharp drill in a finger drill and bevel the insides of the bushing just like I did on the guide.  With the wire sharpened and all of the guides and bushings beveled, the wire will slide in and out effortlessly till you get tired of taking the flap off.

Put all of the hinges onto the flap using the hinge wire then take the molded TE and cut out the little squares for the hinges.  Wet some 1/32 strips to act as spacers for mounting the flap.  The spacers go one each between the hinges the flap LE.  With the molded TE up against the flap with the spacers between them and the hinge legs through the LE, start the hinges i their holes them push the flap up against the TE as hard as you can.  This will seat the hinges in their blocks and form the gap between the wing and flap in the tunnel.  Now, with pressure still on the flap glue the tunnel to the wing TE by running a bead of thin CA  along the seams.   Pull the wire out glue the hinge.  I poke a tiny hole in the sheeting then stick a glue tube tip into the hole and bathe it with CA.

Happy Birthday Shug!  Whoohoo buddy!

Gary