Title: Canopy Install
Canopy installed! I feel kinda lucky because I had very little to trim for the canopy install, just a little at the aft section where it was contacting the fuselage. Along the bottom of the canopy i used wedges to prop the canopy into its proper position. I used Sika activator, primer and then the glue. It was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I still have a little bit of clean up around the rivet heads to do. After the install I was able to remove the fuselage bracing which has made it a lot easier to work inside the plane. I also installed the door struts, trimmed the bolts that secure the doors, cut a hole so I can install the GPS antenna on top of the canopy. Also, I did get a new parachute cable tray to install in the upper baggage area, even though I don't have a parachute or cables, but the tray just does not fit correctly and I would have to drill all the holes to make it work. I asked technical if I had to install it and they said it was structural. I am not sure if I am going to stay with this but I used some extra longerons I had and installed those where the cable tray attaches to the skin. I need to send a picture to technical just to see what they think. Last is that all the locks provided by sling are keyed differently. I asked technical if this was normal and was told yes. I personally think its garbage and took the locks to a locksmith to rekey. The first locksmith was not able to rekey them so I have them back to finsh the install but I'll have to take them to someone else.


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