9G servo mount with fairing

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I've been flying a Slow Stick to hone my landing skills and build my piloting abilities without breaking the bank. My latest upgrade was switching to a V-tail, but now I need to focus on refining my aileron techniques. To improve my skills, I decided to create a wing using Dollar Tree foam board with internal reinforcements. This servo mount with fairings is the result of that design process. The original design wrapped completely around a 9G servo and secured it with two 2mm screws. A lower flange extended from the outer skin of the foam board to the inner skin, allowing for ample bonding area with Gorilla Glue. However, when I inserted the servo, it wouldn't fit due to the servo leads and its length. To resolve this issue, I removed enough material to accommodate the servo, sacrificing the AFT mounting hole in the process. I then added two holes on either side, anticipating that I would install a small strap to bridge across the servo ear. Upon completing the assembly with the servo mounted in the plate, I realized I could fair the servo by adding forward and aft fairing details. These details were printed in ABS and had their fastener holes tapped for 2mm screws (button head). After assembling the servo, mount, and two fairings, I'm still impressed by its compact size, despite the difficulty of handling 2mm screws with my large fingers. The two diagonal grooves in the forward fairing serve as a guide when installing the control horn to the servo, while the extreme angle illustrates the limiting position for achieving maximum aileron differential.