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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  2-12-2014
Number of Hours:  2.00
Manual Reference:  6-B-11
Brief Description:  Cockpit Side Skins (Initial)

Brought the forward fuselage side skins up from the basement today and prepped them for their initial fitting. Once the airframe was leveled in all aspects, I clamped each skin on to its respective side and did the following:

- Carefully aligned the factory-cut opening for the wing main spar with the main spar itself then clamped the rest of the skin to the upper longeron.
- Re-checked for airframe level.
- Traced the gear channel onto the inside of the attached skin.
- Removed the skin and cut out a slot for the gear channel.
- Reattached the skin then reattached the gear mount into the now-trimmed gear channel.

Both front skins are held loosely in place at the top longeron and snugly behind each main gear mount.
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Right-front side skin clamped in place with the gear mount reattached to the trimmed gear channel.

Right-front side skin clamped in place with the gear mount reattached to the trimmed gear channel.

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A peek over the side into the now (loosely) enclosed cockpit.

A peek over the side into the now (loosely) enclosed cockpit.

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The open-topped fuselage with all the side walls on for the first time.

The open-topped fuselage with all the side walls on for the first time.

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