With the pitot mast installed, I went back to the right wing and began match-drilling skins after double-checking the wing box for twist and sag.

There isn’t too much to tell about this process – it’s pretty much the same as the left wing – with the exception of a couple of skin-to-rib holes that I couldn’t line up no matter how I clecoed the skins to the wing box. I tried adjusting the flutes around these holes, no luck there either. The problem holes are circled in this picture.

Misaligned skin holes

Not wanting to drill the holes with this misalignment, I consulted Van’s and my tech counselor. They both agreed that an acceptable procedure would be to drill the holes, then fabricate a dimpled doubler plate that will be held in place by the wing-to-rib rivet. Sounds good to me.