First task today is to build the forward hinges support blocks. The method is well explained in the plans and on different websites. The building order seems somewhat stange but works well. On the picture, the left block with the two bolts and the pin.



Here the right side after the small rib in the foreground has been added but not yet drilled. The skin has to be clecoed on to drill that rib, because there is no other way to have it in the right position.



The drilling is done with the angle drill and by lifting the skin. The picture shows the assembly after the lower right hole has been drilled.



Then I install the jettison system. A lot of small adjustments had to be made to have it work properly. The picture shows the closed position.



To obtain the open position, the mechanism has to be rotated. Normally by the lever shown in the picture and by a handle going through the instrument panel. The canopy will still be attached to the airplane via the gas struts, I'm not sure that the canopy will fly away.
So I decided that I won't have the handle on the panel. So I either use a shorter handle going only through the subpanel.



Or I don't use the small lever and install the handle as on the picture. This will allow to rotate the mechanism by reaching under the panel. That's my preferred method for the time being.