The baggage door is a pretty simple structure. It’s a c channel frame sandwiched by two aluminum skins. So tonight, I was able to get the entire structure match drilled, deburred, scuffed, and dimpled. The only part that took a little time was making sure the piano hinge was in a good location.
The plans call for you to have the hinge sticking outside the airplane a bit (enough to be able to insert the hinge pin from the outside), but I wanted the hinge to be a bit more flush and sleek than that. The problem then becomes: how do you insert the hinge pin, and can you remove it in the future if necessary.
I think I have a plan for how to accomplish this, so we’ll see when I get to mounting the door to the plane.