This evening I
spent some time doing some housekeeping.
I used my small vacuum to vacuum out the corners and recesses of the fuselage. With the fuselage turned on its side there
was a lot of small debris on the ribs, formers, crevices and recesses. I vacuumed and wiped out the areas the best I
could. Next reinstalled the right
section of the instrument panel and map box.
I used the screws provided with the kit to attach the panel to the upper
fuselage skin and instrument shelf. I
also attached the other panels (center section and left section) to the
instrument shelf and upper fuselage skin.
After attaching the instrument panels I turned the fuselage right side
up. I re-centered it on the work table
and adjusted the pads on top of the table.
I am sure when it is time to install the lines, wiring and ADAHRS module
in the tailcone it will be necessary to roll the fuselage back onto its
side. When I do I think I will put
it on my steel saw horses. That will
make it easier to get into the tailcone and it will make it easier to roll
over. I won't have to worry about the
clecoes and the flaperon torque tubes hitting the top of the table.
I put blue tape on the canopy attachment coves on each
side of the fuselage. I also put some
tape over the top of the instrument panel where it attaches to the upper
fuselage skin.
I used some
builder paper to cover the instrument panel and the forward section of the
cockpit area so when I start to install the fiberglass skirt on the front of
the canopy I will not drip any resin on the panel or in the cockpit. I plan to put some masking paper on the sides of
the fuselage, below the canopy before I start doing any fiberglass work. The next step will be to install the duct
tape on the sides of the fuselage and over the top of the upper fuselage skin.
