Installed the lever and latch. I had to spend a bit of time finessing the lever to get it to sit properly when retracted into the skin. As it came, I kinda stuck out at the end. The scotch-bright wheel took care of the problem. Also note that yesterday I had painted these parts. That was before I realized that there was an interference fit and they were just going to get messed up anyway. So I unpainted them today with some lacquer thinner.
Installed the bell crank brackets and bell cranks. Installed the torque tube, pins, and pushrod.
On to the actual canopy next.
| Today’s Time (hours): | 2.0 |
| Finish Kit (hours): | 20.0 |
| Total Time (hours): | 750.0 |
Ron's RV-14A Build Log 