Rib stitching under flaperon brackets

[JoeRuscito]

I talked with the factory and they suggest removing the stitches and tape... only finish tape goes under brackets... I guess I’ll have a few extra holes under the finish tape

[David47]

I talked with the factory and they suggest removing the stitches and tape... only finish tape goes under brackets... I guess I’ll have a few extra holes under the finish tape

Does removing this stitch compromise the stitches further forward ?. By that I mean, don't you have a full or half hitch at the beginning and end of the stitching on each rib which effectively ties each end of the stitching off ?. I'm not trying to question factory advice but maybe ask them about any potential for loosening, just to be sure. FWIW

[JoeRuscito]

What I did was cut the two I needed to remove, then carefully pulled the stitches back through the last hole where I want to keep the stitch. Then I cut off the loose ends and finished the remaining knot with a half hitch or two... should be just like if I terminated there originally... the first one or two I did, did end up slightly looser than they started but not bad and after that I was able to keep them pretty tight.... The trick was to stick the back end of my needle in the other side of the wing and catch the loose runner line and push it up through the existing hole...

If this sounds like a bad idea someone please let me know and Ill re-stitch the ribs.. I actually ended up enjoying the rib stitching.