Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:39:28 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blount.mail.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.226] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b2) with ESMTP id 1291748 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:11:21 -0400 Received: from pool-63.49.135.67.bltm.grid.net ([63.49.135.67] helo=u2kmz) by blount.mail.mindspring.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17IICs-0006a5-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:11:18 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <000701c2126f$2ca86b20$4387313f@u2kmz> From: X-Original-To: Subject: ES Fusalage bonding X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:13:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 I plan to bond my fuselage haves together this weekend. I have several EAAers from my local chapter coming over to help. I had always assumed that the door frame and door stiffener were to be fitted after the fuselage was bonded together, but in reading the manual today, I see they state otherwise. I have learned over the years that building the plane in an order that seems logical to me, and by methods that seem much simpler, is much less frustrating than following the manual. Those building ES's know what I'm talking about. My dilemma is this. Are they right this time? Should I find something else for the EAA group to do? { I won't have time to properly fit the door frame and overhead console by Saturday} or should I just continue on as planed. The fuselage is a super slow build version and I have already built everything in the fuselage that does not also attach to the upper section. Any advise from those who have gone before me will be greatly appreciated. Mark Lally ES 65% 20b turbo (rotary)