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Sun 22 January 2006

Only a few hours available today on the project as we had a visit to the local SAA chapter - useful time spent chatting with other builders and looking at a local RV6 in particular. 
When we got home the temperature was well up (28C) so we decided to go for the canopy installation. First up we removed more of the masking tape around the edges and cleaned the surface with kerosene.
The actual canopy installation into the side rails / skins was easier than I expected.
Then we worked around the rear hoop first and then back to front on the side rails, doing 3 locations on each side and then switching sides. You may notice the masking tape / tinnerman washers on the rear locations, these are temporary - we are planning on replacing these screws with stainless steel ones.
The current situation, the next step is to start looking at the fibreglass fairing that goes around the front edge.
Carl Morgan