I installed the rudder so I could match up the vertical stab cap to the rudder top cap. Not surprising, but they don't really match up at all straight from Van's. I added some micro to the rudder cap and shaped it to fit a little better. It's still not quite where I want it, but getting closer.
I tried putting the lower rudder cap on, only to realize that it won't go in place if the rudder is on the plane. The front hits the aft end of the tail aluminum. I had to take the rudder off again to get the cap on (doing all of this to tweak the cutouts that go around the rudder stops after adding some additional fiberglass to the right side). I also found that the aluminum hits the fiberglass when the rudder is deflected fully. So I need to figure out how to handle that.
