X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [69.171.52.140] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 5.0.3) with HTTP id 862783 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:11:22 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Lagacy crashed - canopy opened To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser v5.0.3 Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:11:22 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Gerard O Connell" : Daniel, I was introducing an ATPL instructor to the Lnacair 320 with the parralelogram tyrp canop which has four locking points. To cut a ling story short, it was his tuirn to fly with me in the right hand seat and we took off with the canopy unlatched ( a case of two many pilots +/- unfamiliarity with aircraft type). We noticed increase cabin noise on climb out and very quickly realised the cause. We latched the canopy in flight and continued on, however perhaps the Gods were with us that day. I have flown many times with this instructor since and he has never failed to lock the canopy. In retrospect, I think it was complacency and a failure to read the checklist as he had approximately 3,000 hours on bog standard singles and twins but no Lancair time. -- Gerard O Connell Melbourne, Australia VH-LPD (LNC2)