Brief Description: Prepare to square off fuselage sides
I placed both fuselage sides back in the forms, parallel to each other and spaced equa distance apart with the front ends overhanging the forms by about 0.25". I placed spacers of equal width between the fuselage sides and used clamps to hold both sides stationary and together.
I first marked off the 8.5" x5.5" area on the aft end of the right fuselage side and then used that area as a datum. Using a carpenter square, I drew a trim line at the aft end perpendicular to the top longeron. I repeated this for the aft end of the left side.
I then marked off reference points along my aft trim lines 3", 6", 12" and 15" from the top longeron. I did the same at the front end of both fuselage sides. Then using a 101.75" measurement stick, I aligned the stick at each of the front/back reference points and using the rear trim line as my datum, I then marked off the 101.75" locations at the front. Using the carpenter square I created the front trim line, ensuring it was perpendicular to the top longerons.
I will ask Jason to do an independent quality check as the next steps before the sides are trimmed to length.
