Rear Skirts

[Brambo]

The canopy is almost complete and yesterday I finished fitting the rear skirts (second attempt). They turned out great. Very tight fit. So tight, in fact, that it takes a fair amount of pressure to close the canopy completely. As it is I don't think it's a problem, but the instructions call for some plastic tape to be put down where the trailing edge of the skirt meets the fuselage. I'm affraid if I do this that the canopy will become very difficult/impossible to close. Is this a problem others have run into?

[pierre smith]

....or something to protect the fuselage skin. It won't take long to wear through the paint. If the latch gets tight, simply remove a little from the aluminum "hook" with a small round file.

Regards,