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Sept 15-23, 2016

*  My last page talked about the troubles with the flaps being warped. I tried separating the surfaces to bend the tip down but there would be too much stress. Nick at Arion said he would send me a new flap that is guaranteed to be flat and acceptable. I couldn't have asked for better support!

*  I finally got the canopy frame filled and sanded enough that IT would look good painted. So, it is now red, smooth & shinny.

*  I received enough carbon fiber to finish the corner reinforcements. Vacuum bagging is the way to go. It gives such a great finish. Very compact with minimum of resin. Pretty easy to do too. To do the upper corners I had to drop the peddle assemblies and mask off the contact areas. Once the layup set the assembly was put back up.

*  Couldn't resist setting the left wingtip in place. The outer aileron hinge needs a bit of adjusting but so far, all lines up well.

*  Pulled the wire in the right wing for the strobe/recognition lights and the landing lights. I already had the wire for the aileron trim in place. It is secured to the aileron outer pushrod.

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