alpinelakespilot2000
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After a few weeks of frustrating contemplation and a couple days of sometimes frustrating bending, my canopy frame is getting pretty close. However, I cannot reconcile two discrepencies with the plans. Any help would be appreciated...
1. Height of forward canopy bow vis-a-vis roll bar: One of the canopy drawings clearly indicates that the forward canopy bow should be 3/8" above the top of the roll bar. However, in the "additional notes on adjusting the canopy frame" section of my manual, it states that "The front top of the frame is about 1/8 - 3/16" higher than the rollbar." So which is it?
2. Distance between the slider tracks: The manual indicates that the slider tracks should be positioned such that the canopy frame side bows are inset 1/16" from the outside of the fuselage. "This should position the tracks approximately 40 13/16" apart when measuring between roller track inboard vertical surfaces." Problem... when my canopy bows are inset 1/16" from the outside of the fuselage, the distance I'm seeing is about 41 3/16 (or about 5/16" difference from Van's!). I know there is variation from one builder to another, but Van's measurement doesn't even seem close.
Thanks for any help!
1. Height of forward canopy bow vis-a-vis roll bar: One of the canopy drawings clearly indicates that the forward canopy bow should be 3/8" above the top of the roll bar. However, in the "additional notes on adjusting the canopy frame" section of my manual, it states that "The front top of the frame is about 1/8 - 3/16" higher than the rollbar." So which is it?
2. Distance between the slider tracks: The manual indicates that the slider tracks should be positioned such that the canopy frame side bows are inset 1/16" from the outside of the fuselage. "This should position the tracks approximately 40 13/16" apart when measuring between roller track inboard vertical surfaces." Problem... when my canopy bows are inset 1/16" from the outside of the fuselage, the distance I'm seeing is about 41 3/16 (or about 5/16" difference from Van's!). I know there is variation from one builder to another, but Van's measurement doesn't even seem close.
Thanks for any help!