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Tue 04 April 2006

Early mornings are starting to get colder now, the visible dew-point shows up well on the Pisa Range.
I sorted the fuel sender floats, one thing that isn't immediately obvious to me was the 90 degree bend on the sender end that goes through the pivot point.
Then onto the lower outboard wing skin. I feathered and re-edged the skin. This was one of the first parts we worked on, it is interesting to see how the levels of skill have developed.
One of the challenges with the skin is to get access without putting a crease in it. We used a rope over a roof rafter that worked well.
Before buttoning up the wing a good vacc'ing and clean up was needed. Also added a couple of draw strings for the AOA and autopilot wiring - should make things easier down the line.
The lower skin was harder than we expected - we completed the first two bays. The problem ones are the aft outboard of each bay - my arm has the marks to prove it.....
Carl Morgan