Hi Gizmos,
This is a typical repair that is explained in the FAA's Advisory Circular 43.131b Chapter 4, page 4-26.
If you are not familiar with this AC - it is a large document, laid out in chapters that you can find on the FAA's website and you can download as much of it as you want - the entire AC covers just about any kind of repair/modification you can imagine. An excellent document for builders in the first place.
If I did this right - this should be the correct link for your specific repair, but you can drill down from the main FAA website to the Advisory circulars then search for 43.13 1B and find chapter 4
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...E?OpenDocument
The cut to the chase is if you have a sharp end to the cut it should be stop drilled, then a patch panel can be riveted over the top of the area. Extra strength if you hysol the patch when it is riveted.
I'd stay away from fabric covering of the aluminum flaperon as a repair - the fabric won't be much of a structural repair for aluminum.
Sincerely,
Dave S
KF7 Trigear Flying
912ULS Warp Drive
St Paul, MN