if you use ca, to glue a figure in your cockpit will it fog the canopy like it would the canopy if you glued it with ca?

Not if you let it dry thoroughly first

I use Goop adhesive it works better than CA for sticking pilot figures in,trace the base of the figure and remove the covering from the area where the pilot figure will be attached then apply the Goop to the bottom and stick I usually hold it in place with some tape over night.
CA can pop off, the Goop won't and absorbs vibration well.

I was doing a repair to a crack in the firewall of an airplane once, and the fumes from the CA fogged a stripe in the canopy from almost 8 inches away! Get a small fan and point it in there so the fumes are blown away from the canopy as it kicks off. Better yet, use a different glue!

I wouldn't recommend it..depending on the figure used you probably won't get good glue penetration...
can you hold the pilot in with a screw or two from the bottom and epoxy or shoe goo?

Also, if you don't mind 30 seconds of extra work, when you're gluing in a pilot figure, roughing up helps greatly.

I've got a 1/16" drill bit that sits on the building bench. When I'm gluing a pilot figure or something made of odd material, that drill is handy and quick to put some shallow holes in the base of the thing. The holes don't go through to the outside, just provide some places for the glue to create little "rivets" into the pilot. And then the glue doesn't have to rely on it's surface gripping strength to hold the pilot. And lots of glues then will hold things they actually won't normally stick to very well.

The concept is used for lots of things. Like when you're using epoxy and want the joint to be extra secure. Simply scratch the surface with the point of an Xacto. Epoxy penetrates well, but really does an extra good job when given given those tiny extra slots the scratches provide. They look like scratches to us, but the epoxy fills them and turns them into way more than that.

Another hint is to drill a couple holes in the floor or somewhere in the cockpit to let it vent, it needs air movement to keep from fogging. ENJOY !!! RED

so if i apply it with ca how long can i leave it till its fully cured before i put the canopy on without it fogging or i guess i should ask will it always need vented?

I have seen pilot figures bouncing around in canopys after only a few flights. I use silicone rather than something thin like CA or solid like epoxy. The silicone stays flexible and stretches a bit if needed to hold on bouncy landings. Haven't had one come loose, ...yet
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