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Mark Weitkamp CX4
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Date: 10-5-2023
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Number of Hours: 3.00
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Brief Description: reassemble cowling on airframe, evaluate hole move
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This is definitely a work in progress, and at this point the progress looks pretty rough. On the good side, the move of the holes to align with the SCAT tubes was generally pretty much a success. On the bad side, the amount of butchering done to the cowls makes it doubtful that these cowls will be usable. There is a lot of fiberglass work needed to fill in the long diagonal cuts, and to fair in the first corner I did without a diagonal cut. Especially along the horizontal parting line in the front flat plate, there is a lot of excess fiberglass to be trimmed away, and probably some new fiberglass needed to make that line pleasing to the eye. I need to work very carefully in that area, to make sure I keep adequate clearance between the cowls, the propeller, and the nuts on the propeller bolts. It is all kind of moving around too much and preventing me from being sure where to trim. I think my next step is going to be to install the camlock fasteners that hold the top cowl to the flange on the firewall. I may even install some of the baffle seals to get that top cowl firmly committed to a specific position in space. That should give me a better idea of what I need to do to clean up the horizontal parting line between the two cowls.
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