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Fuselage March 2007 Updates March 12, 2007 Canopy Frame Fitting - 2 hrs Well seeing Jim's canopy work this weekend got me all jacked so I wanted to see how close my frame really is so after work I went over to the hangar and picked up the frame to match it up to the roll bar. First I cut the slider rails and clamped them into place per the plan sheet. Next I put the frame in place and shimed it up in the back to the approximate level. Then I shot all of these pictures. Tomorrow I will install the second rear skin to see how close the back of the frame is to the skin contour. 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.