Sun 15 January 2006 |
| I started by finishing some light sanding on the canopy side rails to remove a little over spray that had crept under the masking. | 
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| The black paint finish has come out really well - first bit of painting that I've been pleased with! It is actually quite matt and doesn't reflect much at all. It does get hot quickly though..... | 
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| Dad continued with the empennage fairing and trimming and cutting for the elevator horns. | 
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| then nutplate drilling for the VS & HS. | 
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| We de-rigged the VS for final deburring and riveting. | 
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| Dad finished the VS nutplates, it does help to have the nutplate cleco'd in before squeezing the rivets........ | 
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| After a mishap with the canopy frame (it was blown onto the gravel whilst baking outside - and then the subsequent cursing....) The major part of my day was spent rubbing down the micro-balloon / resin filler / sealer on the upper cowl. In general it seems to have worked quite well, although slightly thinner & fresher resin would probably make it a bit easier to work with and then sand down. | 
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| Finishing up for me, I did the LHS wing tip trimming, not quite complete, but good first stab. | 
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