I found it surprisingly easy - as did Neville, who was helping me. The tricks
are:
1/ decent fuselage jig that holds the bottom half rigid (essential, I believe)
2/ remove the module side pieces "seat front to seat back" and "seat front to
rudder
pedal bulkhead" - replace later with 3 x bid (approved by Andy)
3/ sort out position - all I needed was 2 x AN3 bolts pulling the module as far
forward
as possible, 2 X skin pins just forward of the aft bulkhead about 4" down, and
a wide
ratchet strap pulling down on the seat headrest tops via a 3 X 4 and a couple of
eye
bolts. - mark positions with guide lines/tape
4/ pure redux on bond areas in shell, redux/flox on flanges of cockpit module
(thicker
where appropriate) - spread shell slightly when dropping module in: went in with
no
fuss, took about 10 minutes to settle into position, another hour to clean up
the
ooze...
Total time from mixing redux to going to the pub - about 2 1/2 hours - 1/2 hour
was
standing there going ooh aah....
No big deal if you are prepared - 2 people essential, 3 or 4 would be nice.
Might be able to find a pic - not that it shows much.....
good luck!
Miles
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