Apr 22, 2015     Canopy assembly       Category: Canopy

Clecoed canopy frame assembly together and fitted to airframe. Marked placement for angle brackets, removed and drilled through longeron. Bolted brackets to airframe. Drilled and attached canopy latches. Drilled spacer and capture strips, then drilled and clecoed to canopy frame.

  Oct 07, 2014     Got the rivets and trim strip from RANS       Category: Canopy

Got the rivets and trim strip from RANS. Installed the right canopy and trim strip. Installed the canopy latch and D cell foam.

  Sep 27, 2014     Canopy assembly       Category: Canopy

Drilled, cut, primed and installed the trim strip for the left side of the canopy. Cloecoed the right canopy to the frame and started cutting and drilling it. Mis-aligned one of the holes on the trim strip. Ordered replacement! Started fitting the lower cowling.

  Sep 26, 2014     Drilled out the canopy skirt       Category: Canopy

Drilled out the canopy skirt. Riveted the slides to the angle bars. Clecoed the skirt to the frame and clecoed the frame to the slides. Started riveting the slides and found that the rivets (AAPQ-62) were too long to allow the slide to move. Called RANS and were advised to shave a bit off the rivets to clear the slide. Put foam tape on the frame and attached the left canopy.

  Sep 23, 2014     Canopy assembly Category: Canopy

Installed the rivet nuts on the canopy frame through the lower capture strip and the side rivet nuts captured the trim strips. Trimmed and drilled out the canopy sides.

  Sep 22, 2014     Fitted and drilled #30 the canopy skirt Category: Canopy

Fitted and drilled #30 the canopy skirt. Drilled side holes on canopy sides. Marked canopy side back edge so we have an even line on the back. Drilled frame holes to 1/4" for riv-nuts. Also drilled out upper and lower canopy strips and spacer. Clecoed and primed/painted frame, capture and trim strips.

  Sep 16, 2014     Canopy assembly       Category: Canopy

Fitted, drilled and clecoed canopy sides to frame. Cut sides off level with the capture strip on the aft side.