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Sunday, April 22, 2018

5 hrs. finishing reaming out parachute bolt holes (ugh) and starting install of shoulder seat belt reels.  Also put on a couple more pieces of soundproofing.

What should have been a 10 minute job was, for me, a 3 hour job.  Because the hole wasn't present in my rear spar and that material was thick, it took a very long time to drill through and ream it so the AN6 bolt would go through.  And as you can see here, the channel is right up against the nut, so tightening it will be a bit difficult.

The reel comes like the one on top.  But, the bolt needs to face the other way (like the photo).  The reel on the right has been fixed.

Taking out the belt so it can be reversed and threaded though the guides in the fuselage.

Making sure it's oriented correctly before putting it back on the reel.

Re-threading it on the reel.

Reversed and threaded through the guides.

Down in place, but I won't put the nut on now because I noticed in the manual's photos that the parachute is bolted in place first before attaching the reel.  That makes sense because it would be difficult to put that bolt in place with the reel already in place.  So, the canopy will go on first and the parachute cables attached before bolting the reel.

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