Canopy handles and seals

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Today I finished riveting the canopy side skins, including the handles. Then I found the aft canopy seal, marked out and cut the notches.

I primed the canopy seal straps, then laid them on top of the seal, marking out the location of each hole, where a canopy attach screw will pass through the seal. With the holes marked, I used a leather punch and a craft knife to cut out the areas where screws will pass through the seal. Sounds more complicated than it is, and everything went smoothly.

Canopy handle riveted on
I had to clamp the seal down with the seal strap on top to keep it from moving. The seal had been cooked in a bag for 18 months and keeps springing back into a coil
Marking the holes to be cut on the seal
The cutouts on the trailing edge of the seal

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