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As has
the rear of the fuselage ...
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This is
the work in progress on the under side of the
tailplane (the upper side has already had the
"grinding and sanding" treatment)
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The
internal cockpit areas have received lots of expert
attention from Speedy.
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Kevin Rodda (who provided me
with these photos) had been assisting Speedy with the grinding/sanding
of the tailplane and, with the washout of
gliding operations due to wet weather today, was on
hand to lend Speedy a hand by brushing out the
post-grinding/sanding debris, vacuuming and washing
out the cockpit areas ...
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front
cockpit
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rear
cockpit
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The
brown areas on the inside walls of the cockpit areas
are residual staining where upholstery panels had been
glued (and will be re-glued). The two squares
that can be seen on
the forward floor area of the front cockpit are
light-weight wooden blocks that Bert Persson has made
up to protect the ballast holding mechanism when there
is no lead ballast in place (protection from the continual damage that
in the past has been caused by footwear as pilots/passengers enter and
exit the front seat).
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A lot of
work had already been undertaken by Speedy, Lindsay Mitchell
and Bert Persson to strip out the cockpit areas before
the grinding and sanding could
start.
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The
turtle deck has been re-sprayed and looks great ...
however the perfectionist that lives in Speedy's mind
is already talking about some more rubbing back before
re-spraying it
again!
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