After all these years, today was the day.

I transferred the inside drawing to the outside. They match within a couple of millimeters so I knew the cut would be in the right place relative to the inside of the cockpit.

I played around with the laser and eventually, after this shot, got the fuselage level. I was happy with the window markings.

I noticed it took a little while to use the hole saw and make the first cut. There is a real feeling of no going back.

With the holes done I just grabbed the jigsaw and cut between them allowing for a couple of tenths that I would do slowly with the window in hand.

Wow I have cut big holes in my plane! NOW it is individualized. I’ve seen other windows but never an ellipse.

It took another hour to get the window to a press fit from the outside.

It just sits there held by the shape. However the lip goes on the inside of course. This means I need to transfer this fit to the other side of the wall and draw around the outside of the perspex on the inside of the cockpit ready for more cutting.

Lots still to do. This is a great start, I can’t wait to get into it tomorrow. This mod shouldn’t take too long and for once I get to see the resulting ‘look’ in the early stages.