This is a very rapid and easy section, making for quick satisfaction in its completion. Having said that, I actually finished it over several months in an effort to chase efficiency by fitting in the various steps to match the needs of other work (e.g., prepping for priming so it could be added to the priming of a bolus of other parts, painting with other parts, etc.).
Nearly every rivet can be squeezed. Those that can't are best done with help as it's easy to dent the hinge when the bucking bar slips off the manufactured head. In this, I have some experience, hence my caution. Here was how we positioned the seat backs to rivet across the hinge in the center.
Painted and assembled. Complete with hinge pins. The seat backs are remarkably sturdy, which is comforting should I decide to do a 6 g pull in the plane. I have yet to add the safety wire.
Remember, when you're building these that you have to build two (unless you want to fly solo all the time). So every step gets done twice.
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