Brief Description: Finished cuting angles and riveting to subpane.
My brother came over to help me with some riveting. He bucked while I riveted using the pneumatic rivet gun. We riveted the upper angle to the top of the cutout using the rivet gun while using the pneumatic squeezer on the bottom and side angles. It all went quickly and came out OK. We then stood around trying to figure out how to put the transponder tray on the bottom of the stack. The GTX-327 transponder tray does not bridge the distance between the instrument panel and the subpanel because it is too short. The SL-30 nav/com tray is longer and the reason for the cutout. If I put it on the bottom of the stack it will bridge the gap between panels, but I want the transponder on the bottom. I have to come up with some kind of support for the transponder tray. It must be removable and use screws and nuts since the instrument panel is modular.
We're going to the theater, therefore, it will have to wait until tomorrow.
My brother Clark and I riveting the angles to the subpanel.
