I borrowed a longeron yoke but was still not able to get it to fit do those six center rivets on the aft end of the forward canopy skin. So I ended up just using some AD34H pop rivets that I had left over from the RV-7A building. Came out fine.
I started to attach the panel strip but noticed that the instructions did not say to countersink the holes, which is odd since the screw callout is for 507 screws. But on Facebook, someone said that strip is only temporary. So... done.
What to do now?
Well, I can move on to the finishing kit but I was hoping to do that in the heat of the summer , which is now over. I may wait until next year to continue. Or I can do a little of it now. Or I can take care of that serice bulletin for the tail kit that I haven't addressed yet. Or I can clean the hangar.
