I have begun to fit my canopy. Started trimming little by little. Vans sends the canopy with a trim line taken directly off one of their own. So I obviously did not use that line as my first cut. Per the plans, the front of the canopy (which will be the wind screen) should be 3.5 inches aft of the bulkhead in front of the instr panel.
When I place the fwd part of the canopy at the designated mark, the rear of the canopy is about 2-3 inches longer than the rear of the slider bow. I have measured 100 times and the rear bow is .75 inches above the slide cap as required. Even if I cut at the mark Vans provided as a guide, appears 2-3 inches more needs to be trimmed from the rear. Called Vans and they said seems like a lot. They said to first focus on getting the front trimmed before working on the rear. I've done so, but have trimmed about 1/2 beyond their provided mark in the front.
I have not trimmed enough for the windscreen to rest on the front roll bar, as it's still about 1 inch higher, but I am afraid to trim any more before understanding what's going on with the rear. Is my plane shorter than others? Is the canopy in the finish kit longer than usual? I am worrying for no reason?
Any suggestions from you seasoned builders?????
When I place the fwd part of the canopy at the designated mark, the rear of the canopy is about 2-3 inches longer than the rear of the slider bow. I have measured 100 times and the rear bow is .75 inches above the slide cap as required. Even if I cut at the mark Vans provided as a guide, appears 2-3 inches more needs to be trimmed from the rear. Called Vans and they said seems like a lot. They said to first focus on getting the front trimmed before working on the rear. I've done so, but have trimmed about 1/2 beyond their provided mark in the front.
I have not trimmed enough for the windscreen to rest on the front roll bar, as it's still about 1 inch higher, but I am afraid to trim any more before understanding what's going on with the rear. Is my plane shorter than others? Is the canopy in the finish kit longer than usual? I am worrying for no reason?
Any suggestions from you seasoned builders?????