Wing Tip Fitting

[Esser]

So I have the new wing tips that have the landing light and strobe light mount area built in. There is a scribe line on the top of the tip and the bottom. I followed the manual and trimmed the TOP of the tip to the scribe line but I cannot fit the tip the way they are saying in the manual. The landing light mounting recess in the tip is hitting the spar and wont let me do the over lap. Should I trim to the scribe line on the bottom on the tip and call it a day?

[JohnB]

Esser, I have the same tips that you do.

What I did was to slide the tips onto the mounting strips as far as they would go. Then I moved them around to position them so they were straight and the way I wanted them to end up only too far outboard since they weren't trimmed yet.

Then I measured out from the end rib and made my own scribe line on both top and bottom and trimmed to that. It ended up being close to the factory scribe but not exactly on it. Then I did the final trimming and fitting to get a good margin all the way around.

I also found that after heat tightening the fabric, the end rib will move just slightly. So now I have a little more fitting to do for a nice fit.

Good luck,

[chefwarthog]

Hi guys, wath kind of wing tips did you get, Hornet or Std???

insert some pictures plase!!!

[JohnB]

Eric,
These are the optional tips that have mounts for landing lights built into them.

[chefwarthog]

Woo la la!!! these Wing tips are very nice.... never saw them before..... ok juste put them in my 2015 Christmas list!!!

John, Wath will you put like landing light, that will work with those wing tips? Aerosun or Microsun

[Esser]

I think the Microsuns fit in there perfect