*  Added the Teflon latching block to the upper canopy latch. Teflon is not that easy to work with. Hard to cut and it will not sand smooth. It does latch well though.

*  Started to fit the seat pans, center console and outer seat supports. Made cuts to allow inner seat belts to pass through.

*  Created the center pedestal and its mounting plates for the fuel valve.

*  Made a paper template of the instrument panel recess and then trimmed the aluminum panel to fit. I played a bit of what if with paper cutouts. I tried both Garmin G3X and Dynon. The picture shows Dynon. I need pictures of the switches.

*  Because of the larger engines on the XS the firewall needs beefed up. The original plan used steel plates but a recent update changes to 8 layers of carbon fiber laid up in each corner. Arion supplied the material and I vacuum bagged the layups. So far I have only been able to do the bottom corners. Vacuum bagging is the way to go. The layup is supper compressed and smooth.

*  I thought I had the flaps and ailerons finalized but as I started to fit the wingtips I found they would not line up. On further study (multiple days of thinking and talking) I'm finding that the flaps are not straight which places the ailerons in the wrong position. The last 30" of the outer trailing edge of the right flap warps upward by 1/2" That forces the aileron to slope up and causes the tip to be 1" up from nominal flat. The fix has not been resolved yet. I have sent a slew of pictures to Arion for them to look at and help come up with a solution. I've experimented with lowering the outer aileron hinge to bring it down but then the wing is very wavy.

*  I did manage to get the wing beveled for flap clearance. Lots of dust and itching.