Fitting the bottom rudder fairing
1.5h
September 16, 2023
A little bit of fitting of the bottom rudder fairing.
First, I trimmed the fairing to fit the rudder. I used a Dremel with a cutoff disc drum to do that. I started by following the lines on the fairing, then filed and sanded it more to make it fit.
However, after installing it I found that it will interfere with the tailwheel spring. Seems like there are two popular solutions: one is to trim the fairing more so it sits higher and another one is to reshape the aft of the fairing.
I decided to go with the latter. First, I cut off the bottom part.
Then I laid two layers of fiberglass cloth on the outside and one from the inside, then left it to cure.
The result (before sanding and final shaping).
![The bottom aft part is trimmed away.](/_app/immutable/assets/0-aft-cut-off.C8hWzRFi.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![Added a new shape with the fiberglass cloth.](/_app/immutable/assets/1-new-shape.DrmHRmao.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![The end result.](/_app/immutable/assets/2-end-result.BicCGV70.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)