More fun with back-riveting…this time on the right elevator. I learned from the Sportair class that in order to avoid unsightly bends in thin control surfaces when back-riveting, you gotta have an extra pair of hands to open up the skins and at the same time keep the bottom skin flat against the work surface. So Ellen was once again co-opted to work on the plane. We also found out that small 2″x4″ blocks came in handy to press down and back along the skin bend.

Here’s the right side…

A stiff skin

…and the left.

The other stiff skin