I've been meaning to do this for a long time, but just never got around to ordering the part - since I had a recent Aircraft Spruce order, I added a flaps lever to it. This is just an aluminum wedge that slips over the toggle switch and is held in place with two set screws. I have flap buttons on my stick, but I put one on the panel in case someone ever flies from the right seat, or in case I just end up liking it better there (easy to flip up and down while managing the throttle). It's close enough to the boost pump toggle that I wanted a way to differentiate it by feel.
I finished up the other wing tip today. Lots of drilling and countersinking. I hate countersinking in fiberglass by hand. It never turns out good looking. The good news is it'll be hidden and likely never be seen after the tips go on for good. I chopped about 1/8" off of the trailing edges of the tips to make them line up with the ailerons. I did go ahead and roughly sand off all of the mold lines and bumps, so they're 90% ready for paint. That last step will be to scuff up the gel coat and smooth out all of the curves. I also need to decide if I'm going to close out the portion of the tip at the aileron or leave it open. There is a rib in that location, but that's it. Some people close out the area over the rib with glass just to make it look a little slicker. Maybe if I'm bored one day.
I also need to do a final fitting of the light lenses and put nutplates in the tip to accept screws.
With wing tips finally off my bench, I grabbed the rudder and started on the top cap. This looks pretty straight forward compared to the wing tips. I sanded down the flange so it fit inside the rudder without hitting the top rib flange, then drilled the matching holes with the rudder skin. This cap is just put on with countersunk pop rivets. I had to put some epoxy filler in a few places to make the trailing edge match up right, so wasn't able to get it installed today though.
