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Fuselage July 2008 Updates July 28, 2008 Canopy Frame Work.... - 2.0 hrs Today I primed and prepped the canopy handle. All of the frame pieces and canopy latch will be black. I painted the handle safety red. Looks really cool. Next I fit the side skins again. The canopy frame is not totally level to the canopy deck. It actually drops towards the rear. If I drill the side skins exactly per the plans the holes would not align down the center of the square tube on the canopy frame. With everything square on the front I have marked the side skin. Next I marked the starting point on the bottom edge of the side skin and the 2 points 8 and some odd inches back to mark the cut that allows the frame to clear the canopy decks. I have looked at alot of these and I think my method will work fine. Time to cut the canopy this weekend. YOOHOO! 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.