Monday, 3 November 2014
3rd November 2014 - Seat belts and centre console
I only managed to get a bit of work done today before heavy rain brought an end to proceedings. I modified the panel at the bottom of the right hand door and eased the holes where the seat-backs fit over the fuselage structure and managed to get the seat-backs to fit slightly closer to the sides of the fuselage. Together these changes have made just enough room for the centre console to slide over the flap lever and between the seats. I only needed about 3/16" and the alternative was completely remaking the console. Before the console was screwed into position the lap-belts were fed through it and bolted to the central mounting point. The shoulder belts were then attached to the cables coming through the bulkhead at the back of the luggage compartment. The only things now left to complete the interior of the aircraft are to screw into place the rear windows, make a "boot" for the bottom of the control column, and upholster the seat cushions.