Today my brother Bernie and I tackled the canopy. The first order of the day was to heat the shop to the recommended 75 degrees F. Then we marked and trimmed off the canopy forming clamping flanges. Then we trial fit the canopy on the fuselage, marking and trimming numerous times until we had a satisfactory fit. We ended then day by cutting the lateral cut separating the front half from the back half of the canopy.
Initial canopy flange trimming
Trial fitting, trimming, fitting, trimming...
After numerous fittings and trimmings the canopy was cut into the front and back half
