January 9, 2005

Today was relatively warm, so I decided to head down to the hangar. I started just tinkering around, and ended up doing more canopy work. I forgot my camera again (duh!) so I’ll have to catch up with piccies.

Anyways, I relocated the canopy rails out about 3/16" a side. Quite a lot I know, but I was hoping to get away with a similar situation as Cameron’s plane. Alas, it was not to be. So, now the canopy frame fits well, and slides back to boot! I then put all the screws into the rear canopy rail. These screws are a bit tiny and didn’t seem to be up to the job, but I guess they are since there are how many flying now? Loads.

After getting that all squared away, I can’t really do too much more with the canopy without cutting plexi, and it’s a bit cold for that. I could probably warm up the hangar enough with all the heaters put together. Something I’m debating.

Next I decided to tackle the landing gear legs. Now I have all the hardware, should be a breeze. I only had enough time to do one side, and it’s only temporary as I want to get the stainless steel wheel pant brackets. When I figure out where to buy ’em, I’ll post it here.

Cameron started his engine today! It started within a revolution almost! Sounded pretty good too.