X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:20:51 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm10-vm0.access.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com ([98.139.44.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTPS id 6000105 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:04:06 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.44.122; envelope-from=egraylaw@swbell.net Received: from [98.139.44.102] by nm10.access.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 08 Jan 2013 05:03:30 -0000 Received: from [98.138.226.244] by tm7.access.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 08 Jan 2013 05:03:30 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp115.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 08 Jan 2013 05:03:30 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 611163.53650.bm@smtp115.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: OREpbFMVM1md3LufPt.wGECGUW4IQ8i.M1qSV.4lmXcE7k. .ZbG8WYw3ZI67LEtTo4zrHtk_azeZHDcGH3V4j9xhIlkiQ3WEvYKHtAwsZbN geSvDPwlS0SDVYACFdqTYPWXTDdLSDUAUczst3aSsxC6e1ivxPCQqCkIbOJm n_.97NjD.sn2hchYq1aJeMIEIWUaYcAh0m.jYxTmOQ4UtEquh53PollcRypM tehQCx2BxDp9gNhlhgbB44Y3FETq3YaruMqdTQv_dyN3J9wljkLmH_lrrnTt i3t3IwNr2x80HxQLtqvjzvNDVhaiI7Ze22W7lq41TOyyHs_hfkqvcj2VBQTM qYo1q1gVwmIFy3FE.QNY6JuaKVPT76OrNzDB.OrjRb4pERIWM9uZbWqdL_36 8u0T9lYBzhoTfKZC0UxGrzATFYIB.1KDOf38fUaJPF0lmFLPeJas1DTekjDX 7bIgfn8XnvLHuAscKQNbm8YtGD4I- X-Yahoo-SMTP: 7MzGrViswBB3AheNxBPptcOw9pGuT47xSdXn7qNf1as- Received: from GerryGrayHP (egraylaw@99.98.246.182 with login) by smtp115.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 07 Jan 2013 21:03:30 -0800 PST Reply-To: From: "Ed Gray" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: parachutes, gear speeds X-Original-Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 23:03:29 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <001601cded5d$7ff92bf0$7feb83d0$@swbell.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01CDED2B.35612CF0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac3tWk+k4RaEVctzR2qtQoEuipWlsA== Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CDED2B.35612CF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On recent trip in my new (50 hr.) 360, a misadjustment prevented my left inner gear door closing. I elected to continue and gradually increased speed, seemed the faster I went the smoother it got. Finished trip (900 mi.) at 200 mph. No apparent damage to the door. Query-at what speeds do gear doors depart? I have used 135 mph as max gear down speed-Now thinking 160 might be ok if needed to get down quick. Anyone know the answer? Getting out of front hinge canopy with a parachute? I haven't tried it, but my guess is you would need to get inverted and slow way down to push it open. If rides about 2 inches open if opened in flight. Don't try to close it in flight unless you have a good pull strap and on autopilot. Finally, has anyone gotten a Dynon Skyview autopilot tuned for vertical hold without hunting? If so please send me your settings. Ed Gray Dallas ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CDED2B.35612CF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On recent trip in my new (50 hr.) 360, a = misadjustment prevented my left inner gear door closing. I elected = to continue and gradually increased speed, seemed the faster I went the = smoother it got. Finished trip (900 mi.) at 200 mph. No = apparent damage to the door. Query—at what speeds do gear = doors depart? I have used 135 mph as max gear down speed—Now = thinking 160 might be ok if needed to get down quick. Anyone know = the answer?

Getting out of front = hinge canopy with a parachute? I haven’t tried it, but my = guess is you would need to get inverted and slow way down to push it = open. If rides about 2 inches open if opened in flight. = Don’t try to close it in flight unless you have a good pull strap = and on autopilot.

Finally, has anyone = gotten a Dynon Skyview autopilot tuned for vertical hold without = hunting? If so please send me your settings. Ed = Gray Dallas

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