In trying to get the forward canopy view pleasant from the cabin , I decided to seal the forward edge with Sikaflex 295. RV builders know this product quite well, some even glue the whole canopy with it.
I was given some leftover primer (the expensive part) and bought a cartridge of seal on Ebay. Here is how it looks from outside, which is not important as the fiberglass fairing will hide it. Tomorrow I'll check the inside.

A ggod part of today was for tweaking the canopy. First I file a little at the front on the right side. In hindsight it would have been easier to do all the following operations first and then finish with the filing. But there was no harm done.




Then I did the small seal between the sideskirts and the canopy. We'll see how it looks once dry.




After the installation of the struts, I note that that the gap between the right sideskirt and the rear skin has widened.




Here the left side still as built.
The problem is known as the canopy's shape tends to change with each building step. The solution is to add two adjustable braces as described here




Here the first bracket clecoed in position.




A view from the other side with the bolt that is acting as a brace. The bolt is just for testing, I'm looking for one with a bigger head.




Here the finished bracket, priming and riveting still to be done. The first trials shaw that it works quite well. Once both sides are adjusted, the canopy closes quite well.




I still have to do the gap between the canopy and the window, the fairing at the front and then the canopy will be done.

As the weather is a bit too ccol for the epoxy to set rapidly, I decide to try to tackle as small problem with the canopy skirts. As the picture shows, they are undulating slightly between the screws.
After having taken the canopy of the frame, I try to push the upper side of the skirts inward but the configuration of the parts makes it difficult.
After re installation of the canopy it looks a bit better but I may have to put a small seal out of proseal to hide the undulations.

The day begins with the installtion of the canopy on the frame. The screws are tightened just enough to avoid cracking the plexiglas.
At the end of the day, I reinstall the canopy on the fuselage. The next operation will be to fabricate the seal and the fillet at the front.

The frame assembly goes on with the riveting of the skirts and the small handles that will allow an easier opening.