Dec 02, 2021     8 days of Boot Cowl Work - (55 hours)       Category: Boot Cowl

I had a deadline to hit on the boot cowl as I needed to finish it so I could send the panel to Dynon. It was all day everyday for 8 days. There were some minor mistakes, and one major that will be corrected when I return from my work trip. In one photo you can see several holes in the boot side cowl. Luckily I had extra to be trimmed off and it was not an issue. Getting the side cowl to really have a perfect shape was a lot of work, in the end I used straps to hold it in place so I could drill the holes. I had never done sheet metal work, so this was very frustrating at times, and occasionally rewarding. I messed up the bottom cowl extension, and will get that fixed soon. I had to order a piece of sheet metal and will have to copy and trace from the messed up piece to make the new one. Overall this has been the most challenging part of the build to date. Doing this will the help of someone else would be a lot easier. Tons of templates were created to prepare for cutouts and trimming to fit around the both the glare shield cabane and the landing gear struts.