Canopy lugs
Today was the first unofficial function of the Eastside EAA 1440 chapter. A few of us flew down to Thun field. It had to be an unofficial function, since our chapter is not officially formed yet. Mike and Michael brought their Luscombes, which are really a pretty plane. And Ron was there with his Fly Baby, which looks like pure fun. Some day I’ll arrive in style in an RV rather than a 172.
I had a little time for the project. I re-drilled the left canopy lug and drilled both lugs out to #12 for AN3 bolts. Julie helped me remove the canopy from the plane, since that was the last thing I needed to do while it was installed. It was extemely difficult to get the struts off. There must be a trick to that. I have a few more little things to do on the canopy and then it will get stored until final assembly.
After dinner, Julie helped me finish the riveting on the back top skin. I could have reached some of the rivets from the outside, but it’s easier to just crawl inside. This skin has been in the process of being riveted for a long time (Christmas) mainly because it just wasn’t a big priority. It’s nice to have it done.
I crawled back inside again to attach the shoulder harness cable brackets. One more trip back there for the static tubing and that should be it for the rear fuselage.
