Dave's Sonex Builders Log

I started today by trimming the edge of the windscreen facing the cockpit. I used the bandsaw and the filled and sanded the resulting edge to match the precut groove.

I laid out the holes on the left side of the fuselage and drilled the pilot holes today.

Today I started to trim the windshield. After fitting the pre-trimmed blank I trimmed 1/4 inch from each side of the forward edge and tapered it to nothing at the rear. Next trimmed 1/8" from each side for the full width. The trimming was done on my bandsaw using the same blade that I use for cutting aluminum. After each cut I block sanded the edge using 80 grit sandpaper.

Today I finished riveting the upper firewall in place except for the last center rivet which I need to look up the size of. I double checked the tank fit (which was fine) and did some cleanup of the upper longeron where the windshield bow fits.