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In order to finish drilling the left aileron, I needed to get a longer 1/8″ drill bit. I picked up a 12″ long drill at Home Depot on my way home from work, and then quickly drilled the last two holes in the left aileron. The longer drill is needed to drill two holes in the counterbalance pipe that can only be accessed by inserting the drill through holes in the nose rib/spar.
A long drill is needed to reach the last two holes that need to be drilled in the counterbalance pipe. The drill must be inserted through a hole in the spar.
After drilling these two holes, I disassembled the left aileron and set the parts aside. Finally, I clecoed together the right aileron. It is now ready to be drilled, but that will have to wait until my next work session.
As quickly as it went together, the left aileron was taken apart for deburring, dimpling and countersinking.
As usual, I now get to repeat the process on the right side. For now, I just clecoed the parts together.
