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Date:  9-14-2010
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Trimmed corner off canopy 1

I put some attention on the canopy today to get it ready for final mounting. I cut off the corner that slide inbetween the roll bar and the aft skin. I did this because at Arlington EAA fly in I saw a lot of RVs where the canopy had hit the skin and bent it. So some guys cut off this corner so it won't reach the skin, and just put a plug in the gap.

And to get serious about finally mounting this I moved the tape lines back away from the holes and cleaned the plexiglass. I used Goof-Off to remove tape glue and Plexiglass clearner after that to polish it perfectly clean.

I also re-smoothed all the edges, and ran the countersink bit on the back side of all the holes to ensure the edges are all smooth so there are no points for a crack to start.
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Cut off about 3/4 inch corner

Cut off about 3/4 inch corner

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Clears the aft skin

Clears the aft skin

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Cleaned all the edges

Cleaned all the edges

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