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Fuselage September 2006 Updates September 10, 2006 Baggage Bulkhead.... - 5.0 hrs Today I wanted to complete the baggage bulkhead. Started with clecoing the bottom piece in place at the bottom nutplates. Then I drilled each hole with a #30 bit for a pilot hole. Then I enlarge each one to #19 for the size of the screws. Next I cut the top piece per the plans with a 8 1/2 radius on the top corners. I used snips and then cleaned up the edges on the grinder. Next I marked each screw hole and drilled each hole to #19. I clecoed this in place and removed. Next I drilled the cable hole for the seatbelt cable. I marked the delrin blocks and drilled. Then I drilled the blocks to the bulkheads and popriveted in place. Last I primed these and clecoed in place one last time. Tomorrow I will install the nutplates to the 706 bulkhead and this will be complete. 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.