Misc bits and pieces this past few days. I've reinstalled all of the inspection covers that were removed for the DAR visit. I also got the help of Larry Schneider in removing the Magnetos. I have sent them to Quality Aero in Tulsa, to have them do the Service Bulletin upgrades. They should be back next week. I received the wing Walk material from Ray Allen, yesterday. I like their walk because it's a non skid surface, but it isn't made from sand/grit, but rather a rubberized material. I copied a patern that I saw @ OSH last year, and I carried the material as far forward as the stiffeners for the tank and the root fairing allow. I decided on a 2 piece implementation with one of th epieces on the root faring, and the rest outboard. There is a 'joggle' in the root fairing so I copied the joggle in the material, and left about 1" space between the 2 pieces. Parker is all excited because now " we've got Black stuff on the wings!!!!!!" I had some 'help' the other day with the upper cowl, and the result was that the paint cracked between the intake ring and the prop spinner ring, The crack was about 4 " long and went through several layers and took out a good sized chip. So this afternoon I ran the colw down to my painter for a repair job. I found an auto upholsterer yeaterday that I'm goin to use to make the carpets and some of the side panels that remain to be completed.
