With the airworthiness inspection in two days, I’m down to the final tasks. Not everything is required to be done for the inspection, but I would rather do things which aren’t required than not get a certificate because I missed something that was required.

The sparrow strainer is not a required item, but it’s something that needs to be done, so I’m doing it.

Using the same process as used to attach the vortilons, I marked the area where the sparrow strainer attaches. Then I masked off the area both on the elevator and mounting arms. A thin film of clear silicon adhesive is applied and then the strainer is pushed into position.

To keep it from slipping off I used a bunch of tape to hold it in position. Then I cleaned up the joint and put a nice radius on it.