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Just SuperSTOL XL N414PJ: Finally getting pieces installed patmiller
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Jan 10, 2024

I'm putting in the floor pan -- I misdrilled the supplied part, so I got a piece of .050 and recut it on the sheer at school.
I choose to use rivnuts instead of the self-tapping screws because I wanted to more reliably install/remove the floor plates.
With the rivnuts in place, I used a strap duplicator to drill through.  This proved a lot easier than "drilling from the bottom" as suggested in the plans.

This worked out well since I ended up installing/removing the sheet multiple times to get the cut outs for the brake brackets where I wanted them to be.

Still some final shaping and deburring to do, but the other plates in the baggage area should install a little nicer.
Just SuperSTOL XL N414PJ: Fitting more pieces patmiller
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Jan 17, 2024

Grabbing some time here or there to fit more of the baggage floor and rear wall.  I had done a pretty close guess for the size and trimmed on a shear at the school, but still needed to shave a bit off.  These Harbor Freight shears work really well for pulling little curls off the end of the sheet.  Will still need to deburr and smooth edges after final fitting.

Still using rivnuts to make it easy to install/reinstall