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Fuselage August 2008 Updates August 07, 2008 Seat Test.... - 1.0 hrs Not enough time to get any canopy work done tonight. I need to do some testing using some scrap canopy material on drilling an riveting. I have been wanting to see how the seat fits in with the seat belts including the crotch strap. So I installed the 5th point. I tried to install the seat pan but I will need to make the hole bigger for the crotch stap to fit through. Next I installed the seat back and the bottom seat cushion pushing the crotch strap up through the hole in the seat cushion. Bolted the left and right seat belts in place. Hooked up the sholder straps to the cable that attaches to the rear tail cone longeron. OK so now there are no pictures of me actually in it but I did feel the need to climb in and strap in. And yes I did make some airplane noises. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.