Here's the lovely 70's interior:
The Panel
Some friends of mine make a special crush plate (I call it the "Hush Plate") with holes pre-tapped for dynamic balance weights. It really does make it run smoother:
Having an access panel in the nose is really handy. It gives direct access to the battery (located right under the panel), and makes taking the canard on and off a snap:
Unfortunately, Bob had to add some new access holes, to access the gear bolts. They had started to come loose, and he was unable to tighten them as they were spinning on the other (inaccessible) side. So he drilled through to access them from the outside. One could patch the holes easily enough, but I would think placing a small plastic cover over them would be better, to retain access in case you ever want to swap gear legs, or whatever. (Check the left-front view, above, to see this in context.)
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Brandyn Webb / brandyn@sifter.org