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Hey all,

I have a question for all the 320 and 360 builders who have gone past
the steps of bonding to lower wing panel skins on.  I had an EAA tech
counselor out and he looked the plane over and perform the inspection so
that I could close the wings. (I learned just how bad I am at
riveting....and I thought I did pretty good...;-( ). Anyway, he called
me up today and left a message requesting that I build stub wing cradles
and have them in place when I weigh the panel down.  This is in addition
to the wing tip cradles that I have in place.  

My question is:  Are the additional stub wing cradles required during
the bonding process?  I can see some merit in having them, but would
rather not.  I pretty sure that the wings will hold the 650lbs of lead
that I will weigh the panels down with.  The only thing that I can find
in the manuals is mention of wing tip cradles.  I don't want to ignore
what the tech counselor is asking me to do, but I would like to get some
experienced builders advice also in case I decide to blow it off.  I do
plan on calling the factory to get Orrin's (or someone's) advice.

Thanks much,
Curtis Krouse N753K
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