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Fuselage June 2007 Updates June 30, 2007 Forward Fuse & Panel.... - 5.0 hrs Today I wanted to the panel completed which after looking at the instructions for the Affordable Panel XL was going to take longer than I thought. there is alot of nut plates and I still have to fab the pieces that hold it in place. First it called for drilling out the panel holes to #19. These holes just hold the 3 panel pieces to the frame. Next I had to install the forward fuse ribs again. I should be getting the EFIS in next week so I will just leave this in place to see if I need to cut the left side ribs to get clearance for the screen. I didn't have time to make the bottom stiffener so I removed the elevators and reclamped the horizontal stabilizer using the new clamps I picked up from Sears. This should be ready measure and drill now. 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.