If the fibreglass work on the -10 was at the beginning, this aircraft would never have been built! Somebody PLEASE tell me there is an end to it......
The canopy and doors are on and the windows in. However, since then there has been endless "fettling" to get everything flush and smooth. Fill, rub down, fill, rub down etc etc....
For a break, I started on the nose gear fairings. How on earth are you supposed to get the flox between the wheel fairing and the mount bracket? I tried a stirring stick with some balanced on the end and got about 50% of it somewhere near. Then it was a case of trying to force it into the gaps with two fingers on the stick whilst grovelling around on the floor. Then to cap it all, I thought it was dry enough and removed the screws to make sure they didn't stick but the whole thing sagged so it had to come off and has to be done again. Exit stage left for a glass of wine and some US Open tennis - go Laura Robson!
On the plus side, I bought a laser level I have been lusting after for some time - don't know how you would get the whole thing lined up accurately without it.
So, having had my rant, is there an easy way to get the flox on the inside of the wheel fairing?
The canopy and doors are on and the windows in. However, since then there has been endless "fettling" to get everything flush and smooth. Fill, rub down, fill, rub down etc etc....
For a break, I started on the nose gear fairings. How on earth are you supposed to get the flox between the wheel fairing and the mount bracket? I tried a stirring stick with some balanced on the end and got about 50% of it somewhere near. Then it was a case of trying to force it into the gaps with two fingers on the stick whilst grovelling around on the floor. Then to cap it all, I thought it was dry enough and removed the screws to make sure they didn't stick but the whole thing sagged so it had to come off and has to be done again. Exit stage left for a glass of wine and some US Open tennis - go Laura Robson!
On the plus side, I bought a laser level I have been lusting after for some time - don't know how you would get the whole thing lined up accurately without it.
So, having had my rant, is there an easy way to get the flox on the inside of the wheel fairing?