All was cool. I landed after a great flight at one of our local seashore sites. Then my buddy said “Phil, is it an optical illusion or your hoop is a bit flat on the upper left section?”. I couldn’t recall hitting the cage at any time in the past and have been flying quite a bit. Sure enough, the upper left arc was kinda flat🤪 There was a deformation there. No big deal obviously but I nevertheless decided to remedy the problem in my shop.
Flat hoop
Flat section mended. I initially though about the approach - tube bender - the net - the rivets, etc… and it sounded more and more like a daunting a task. Then the light bulb idea and K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) happened😆
I overlapped the bent section over the upper right side to see how much bending I had to do, then grabbed the bent side, placed my knee between the two white marks, grabbed the ends of the tube and pulled back very gently. I then compared the arc with the right side and bent a little more, and the third knee work was the winner!
Finished product - good enough!
In retrospect, I remember having the right spars when looking at the harness, not fully inserted over the receiving ends of the frame and the quarter tube sections being a bit tough to connect for no aligning properly. Problem solved now!
