The last system that needed installation was the Static System. The Static System that came with the Empennage Kit from Van's uses a pop rivet for the static port. I'm 100% sure that system works well, but I just wanted a little more professional and complete look. So, I purchased the Static Ports and Plumbing Kit from Cleaveland Aircraft Tool. The Static Port requires a 1/2" hole drilled with a Unibit in each of the Side Skins. Here is one of the 1/2" holes in the Right Side Skin (the Left Side Skin looks the same) and the front and rear sides of the installed Static Port. The Static Ports are bonded to the Side Skins with Proseal.
Here is a video from Cleaveland Aircraft Tool explaining the installation process.
The photo below shows the installed plumbing for the Static System in the Aft Fuselage. The plumbing is the red colored tubing running along the forward edge of the F-01407 Bulkhead and down through the Left F-01429-L Bellcrank Rib. The remaining tubing is coiled up and will be further routed into the fuselage at a later time. The black connectors will be installed on the Static Ports once the Proseal has cured.
Additionally, I installed the F-01497A (left) and F-01497B (right) Rudder Cable Guides.
The plans call for the use of six NAS1149FN416P washers and AACQ4-4 as shown below. Here is the Rudder Guide installed on the inside of the Right Side Skin.
Here is the outside view of the installation. I'm not really satisfied with the looks of it. Because the smaller portion of the Rudder Guide is not very thick, you can see the mandrel of the rivet. It's not very cosmetically pleasing. I am thinking about drilling out these rivets and installing solid (soft) non-structural rivets instead.
