The work on the RV took priority #2 so I could finish the motor replacement in the CH701. We still managed to get the forward cabin skin riveted in place (god that was a tough bucking job for my riveting partner) and I moved onto final trim and fitting of the windscreen. That task is best done with the goal that after several sessions of small trims and fit up you will have it perfect. One would surely screw it up if you attempted to do it in one or two cut. I ordered more SIKAFLEX 295UV and once it arrived I scuffed, cleaned and primed the surfaces that would be glued together. After that was done, I followed the same procedure, more or less, as I used for the canopy attachment, with spacer strips to hold the windscreen off the frame by 1/8″ or so. Filled the gap with SIKAFLEX and then smoothed bead with my rubber finger. It seems to work better than a tounge depressor at giving a nice smooth fill of sikaflex.

This part of the canopy assembly is done now and its on to fiberglass tasks on the aircraft. So far the SIKAFLEX process has been a good experience, a lot less stressful than drilling holes in everything and fretting about cracks. I like the way it looks as a finished product from the exterior, no rivet heads, just a nice black line at contact points.