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Darrel's Kitfox - SS7
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Date:  6-11-2018
Number of Hours:  6.50
Manual Reference:  Seat PAn
Brief Description:  Fixes and started seat pan installation

As mentioned earlier, one of the rear fuselage ribs (part G, page 95) was not wide enough to support the access cover angles (page 106) so I fitted an extension part and epoxied it in place.

Cut off the soon to be replaced cable bushings and cut the two short rudder cables (copilot) to length and installed the end bushings. I found that by making the first (middle) crimp in the nicopress sleeve when the bushing is held a #13 drill bit in distance from the fitting the crimp comes out just fine (see picture) assuming the 2nd crimp is the one away from the bushing and the last crimp closest to the bushing. A little experimenting showed that inserting a #25 drill bit in the "V" formed by the cable as it went into the fitting and then pulling the cable tight to press the three (nico, drill bit and bushing) tightly together before crimping worked just as well.

Began fitting the seat pan in the fuselage weldment. So far, so good.
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Addition of wood to rib

Addition of wood to rib

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Starting the crimping process

Starting the crimping process

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The end

The end

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