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Thread: Flaperon drain holes.

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    Default Re: Flaperon drain holes.

    Looking back, probably would have been a better idea to move forward. I was going off of the manual at 3/4" I even stretched that a little. Ideally you want to be right on the glue line.

    I ended up using a finishing nail, heating it up and sticking it in the hole angled forward and worked it around. I put a light on the hole and looked in the hinge cut out and I can see light. I also poured alcohol in the hinge bay to make sure they drained.

    I would suggest that anyone doing this....go 1" from the trailing edge instead of the 3/4" that the manual states.

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    Default Re: Flaperon drain holes.

    Thinking!
    How to find where the adhesive stops, inside the aileron.
    Could this be done? Push a welding rod into the space of the hinge until it stops.
    Mark the rod / take a measurement and transfer this to the outer skin.

    I remember, I went through the same thing when I was building.
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    Default Re: Flaperon drain holes.

    That's a good idea. The skin is really close together in that area. A really thin gauge wire would probably work. Seems like some of this stuff would be notated in the manual before you drill the holes into the glued section......just saying.

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