I really need to get the instrument panel layout finished but the tip up canopy and emergency release mechanism really puts a crimp in my initial layout. I hate the handle right in the middle of the panel do I do not feel comfortable leaving it out. Since I plan to do aerobatics, I want to be able to bail out if needed. So after baby-sitting Stacy's 3 week old twins with Vic, I settled down working on the instrument panel. The small seal also has me worried. We shall see if it is adequate once I fly through rain.