After hooking up the servo and calibrating the display, the indicator is now active. This is one of the things I like about the ACS2002, that it has an integrated trim position indicator (along with everything else you could possibly need).
I want to wrap up all the sanding and priming, so I finished these NACA inlets today. They still need some TLC in form of one more thin coat of filler before paint, but they're good enough for flight, that's for sure!
You're not gonna believe this, but I've decided to convert my RV-7 into an RV-7A. First I removed the tailwheel. YEAH, RIGHT!!! What, you think I actually lost my mind?! No, but really, I removed the tailwheel and tailwheel spring so that I could prime it.
It's all steel stuff (plus or minus a brass bushings), and it's a little rusty. I never did anything with it after receiving it in the fuselage kit, so now it's time to prime. On the right is the Rocket Steering Link that I highly recommend. It replaces the unsightly and draggy tailwheel chains with a nice streamlined link. It improves ground handling and the general appearance as well. That'll go on as soon as I install the rudder. Anyway, it was kinda fun to take all this stuff apart, clean it, and rebuild it.
The Rocket Steering Link comes with a replacement arm for the tailwheel. As you can see it's a single arm, since the link goes on one side only. It has a little twist designed into it to help with the angle at which the link gets installed...you'll see tomorrow. Anyway, this stuff is primed, rebuilt, regreased, and ready for flight.
Tonight I finished filling and primed the rudder. It needs one light sand and reprime before I consider it done, and I'm out of primer. A quick stop at Sherwin Williams tomorrow (for GBP-988) and I'll be back in business.