Here is the completed section following gluing and ironing of patches. 1" fabric overlap required on all patches.
Rather than tape around the battery door, I glued a large patch over the opening.
....and then cut out the center section and then glued fabric around the inside perimeter opening.
Below are left and then right rear sides of finished patches. The bushings shown are where the horizontal stabilizor will attach. Shown are elevator cable exit ring, rudder cable exit fairings and drain grommets (latter used for routing a cable through, in this instance). Left side has an inspection ring. The rings which are glued down and then patched have the openings cut out later and then plates or hardware are attached. For example the large D-shaped exit rings will later be cut open and a large plasic fairing (similar to the small white rudder cable exit fairing) will be screwed directly into the plastic ring.
Next pic shows the upper fuse behind the cockpit. Lots of patches here because I have the BRS bridles exiting in two locations over the Station 3 cross tube and then further aft at one location over the vertical stabilizor former tube. The bridles turned out to be remarkably thin, so bulges under the fabric weren't too noticeable. Patches also placed over an antenna mount plate and tangs where the skylight will attach later.
Each side of the fuse near the doors has patches placed at corners where wear is prevalent.
Next on to taping the fuse....
