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Fairing question...
(I've got a certified airplane, so I hope you guys won't run me out of here on a rail, but...) I need to replace some of my fairings on my Tripacer. They're all simple, mostly flat aluminum, some with one or two bends in them. I can form them (I bought my SO a metal bender/shear/break for Christmas. He never uses it, but I just love it) without too much trouble. Here's my problem. After I make 'em, I have to attach them to the plane. And this nearly always requires making holes in them - and no matter what I do, the holes in the new fairing never line up with the holes on the airframe. I don't know how to mark where to drill - if I hold it up to the airframe, the airframe holes are behind the fairing and I can't see them. Measuring works sometimes, but then I end up off by 1/16, and it gets worse by the time I get all of them done. There's got to be a magic trick to making the holes the right size, in the right place, and I figured I'd be most likely to find it here. Thanks! Tina Marie -- Life is like an analogy. http://www.tripacerdriver.com |
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