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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  5-2-2018
Number of Hours:  3.00
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Brief Description:  Center Console Cover Install 1

Began installing the center console cover today. The cover is a custom piece purchased from FlightCrafters LLC that covers the bare metal console, surround the controls stick with a boot cover (keeps stuff out of the control well), and pads the top of the console to make the flyin' arm comfortable. The side of the console is a fairly complex shape with 5 separate angles not including the top. The cover attaches with velcro (easy removal for maintenance purposes), so the trick is to install velcro strips around the edges in such a manner they don't fall off later.

The approach I finally settled on was to afix the strips to the console using RTV then secure it in place with A4 rivets with washers on them. The job is a straightforward one, but due to the inaccessibility of the cockpit (due to there being wings on the aircraft), the job requires a lot of awkward stretching and bending to reach all the rivet sites. The aft sides and top are complete. The forward sides and bottom still remain.
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Velcro strips installed on top and sides of center console back edge.

Velcro strips installed on top and sides of center console back edge.

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Console cover attached to the new velcro strips.

Console cover attached to the new velcro strips.

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A sneek preview of what this will look like with the seat in place.

A sneek preview of what this will look like with the seat in place.

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