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Started Matchdrilling HS Skins

   Published Date: December 10, 2025  Leave a Comment on Started Matchdrilling HS Skins

So I’m writing this almost a month later (so sorry) and it’s been kinda busy in and around the holidays.

I was excited to cleco together some big parts and get them matchdrilled.

Here is the first side of both HS skins being matchdrilled.

It looks like a crooked airplane part…

After drilling, I clecoed on the other part of the skins, and drilled its side.

I’ve labelled “top” and “bottom” somewhere, but I can’t see it in the picture.

Once the skins are solidly clecoed in place and stable, the inboard ribs go in place and get drilled.

Done (with good edge distance, too!)

A shot of the other side, too.

Hooray for good edge distance.

Once the inboard ribs were in place, I celebrated no mistakes and quit for the night.

That definitely looks like an airplane part.

2.0 hours on the horizontal stabilizer!

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