Canopy Handles, Seal notched ( 4 hrs )
Completed Step 9, riveting Side Skin, then riveted on LH & RH Canopy Handles. Some challenges getting bucking bar into position, especially trying to avoid marring interior paint. For one rivet, took me third time (aaargh !) to get it just right - but I'm getting good at drilling out rivets to replace. Deburred two Seal Retainers (edges and holes per usual), then per Steps 11 -13 used to mark locations to notch Seal (clearance to fasteners on Aft Frame). Instructions recommend a paper punch to put radii on notch corners, but mine wasn't cooperating. So I sharpened the end of a scrap tube which worked perfectly.
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| nice aerodynamic shape ! for Canopy Handles |
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| notching seal |
