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Date: 2-21-2018
Number of Hours: 4.00
Manual Reference: OP-40
Brief Description: Trimming the baffle for the cowl

Page 11 Installed the Bottom Cowl. Layed the Top Cowl in place then marked and trimmed away the upper edges of the baffles to create a 3/8 inch minimum to 1/2 inch maximum clearance between the upper edge of the baffles and the inside surface of the top cowl. Once I got it to this point with the upper cowl in place and the baffle close to the proper position, to help with the cutting I placed paper clips along the top edge of the baffle, then placed and removed the top cowl and measured down from the top of the paper clip 3/8 of an inch and marked the baffle. This gave me a very accurate cut.





Paper clips in place

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